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Fietzeck's Weitsicht Observation Tower

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Fietzeck's Weitsicht Observation Tower

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Fietzeck's Weitsicht Observation Tower

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    Moderate

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

    Moderate

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

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    May 24, 2021

    At the LSV (LandschaftsSchutzVerein) observation tower - called "Fietzecks Weitsicht" after its chairman for many years - an additional experience station on the "Bornheimer Apfelroute" (one of the communal loops of the "Rhenish Apple Route") has now been opened. Frank Engel-Strebel writes about this in the weekly newspaper "Schaufenster": "Now a new adventure station on the Rhenish Apple Route, which opened in 2019, invites you to linger. Benches and a lively hidden object by the Dortmund children's book illustrator Charlotte Wagner offer pure relaxation. Alfters Mayor Rolf Schumacher, in the function of chairman of the Rhein-Voreifel Touristik association, opened the Botzdorf - Hennesenberg fruit blossom landscape experience location together with (...) "

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      June 14, 2020

      The tower is not very high, but when the weather is nice you have a great view of the surroundings.

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        The wooden tower is a small icing on the cake for the already great view on the ridge of the foothills. On and around the tower, boards and display cases offer information on geology, nature conservation and the neighboring quartz sand pit.

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          Elevation 160 m

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          Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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