In the 110-hectare landscape park and popular local recreation area, the silver lake is better to look at from above (nature reserve) and the green lake, which is open to the general public.
Both lakes were created after the gravel mining had ended.

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Olaf

October 25, 2021

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Surfclub Ratingen with entry point next to the DLRG guard

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Waldgänger

July 5, 2022

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Beautiful lake with swimming and leisure fun

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Location: Ratingen, Mettmann, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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