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Hellenthal

Oleftalsperre Dam and Reservoir

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

Oleftalsperre Dam and Reservoir

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Oleftalsperre Dam and Reservoir

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Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Path Along the Oleftalsperre – Oleftalsperre Peninsula loop from Hellenthal

14.8km

03:59

180m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Oleftalsperre Dam – Path Along the Oleftalsperre loop from Harperscheid

18.4km

05:01

270m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Staudter Hof – Path in a moss-covered coniferous forest loop from Dickerscheid

8.66km

02:28

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

February 15, 2022

The picturesque Olefsee, a drinking water dam with a capacity of 20 million cbm, lies in the midst of beautiful forests. A circular route of 13.5 km runs around the Olefsee, which offers hikers or cyclists an inexhaustible source of relaxation. The dam wall of the drinking water dam in pillar cell construction is still unique in Germany.
Source: hellenthal.de/Tourism/Seeing Values/Oleftalsperre

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Bernd

September 29, 2017

As we hiked, from the car park below, left into the mountains to the end of the lake, it was a very nice tour. The way back on the lake was unfortunately not so tingling, since everything only asphalt road. Since you should look for another route.

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R.Bungartz

March 15, 2020

The Oleftalsperre was built between 1954 and 1959 by the Rurtalsperren - Gesellschaft GmbH Aachen. It serves to protect the surrounding communities from flooding and to provide drinking water through the Oleftal waterworks in Hellenthal. The capacity of the Oleftalsperre is approximately 20 million m³.
The dam belongs to the Eifel-Rur water association. Due to its proximity to the Belgian border, its western half is already in the security area of the Elsenborn military training area in the Belgian municipality of Bütgenbach. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Location: Hellenthal, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Oleftalsperre Dam and Reservoir

1. Path Along the Oleftalsperre – Oleftalsperre Peninsula loop from Hellenthal

2. Oleftalsperre Dam – Path Along the Oleftalsperre loop from Harperscheid

3. Staudter Hof – Path in a moss-covered coniferous forest loop from Dickerscheid

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