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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Overath

Ehreshoven Reservoir

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Bergisches Land
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
Overath

Ehreshoven Reservoir

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Ehreshoven Reservoir

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    Location: Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    1. Kastor Suspension Bridge – Kreuzkapelle Ehreshoven loop from Loope

    8.58km

    02:14

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

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    2. Schloss Ehreshoven – View of Ehreshoven Castle loop from Loope

    3.96km

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    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    3. Kastor Suspension Bridge – Holy Cross Chapel, Ehreshoven loop from Vilkerath

    11.0km

    02:52

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

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    April 22, 2020

    Nice to see how sustainable 1933 was built. The weir still looks good today and is still operational.

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      October 21, 2018

      Great location, nice tour around the lake possible.

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        April 13, 2020

        Nice view over the lake with a view of the Ehreshofen castle.

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          August 23, 2023

          Hydroelectric power plant/electricity plant Ehrlichhoven II, which was put into operation in 1933 and is now a listed building. The standard energy capacity is 1.992 million kWh/year (source Wikipedia).

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            July 8, 2024

            The Agger is dammed in a small area and forms a mini reservoir that is used to generate electricity. The small hydroelectric power station produces an average of 1.75 million kWh of electricity. A test area for deciduous and coniferous trees that can withstand climate change is directly adjacent to the reservoir. The circular path around the reservoir is ideal for a walk.

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              May 1, 2018

              The Ehreshoven reservoir is located in the Aggertal between Ehreshoven and Vilkerath in the Bergisches Land. It was put into operation in 1932. With a height of almost 100 meters above zero, the reservoir is the lowest point in the Oberbergischer Kreis. It holds 0.324 hm³ and feeds a hydroelectric power station.
              de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehreshovener_Stausee

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                September 14, 2020

                The way past the castle is * not * blocked. However, dogs are forbidden on private roads. However, you can walk around the castle with your four-legged friends on the other side and then stay on public paths. The advantage is that the actually quite busy road is far away. You can't hear any more of their noise. At the other end of the lake you can switch to the other side via the weir and then walk back over the paved dam path. This path is also quite beautiful. Only the last 100-200 meters lead over the road, which is best crossed at the confluence of the riverside path. On the left is a combined foot and bike path.
                If you start the tour in Vilkerath, it is best to park in the hikers' car park at the Aggerbrücke (Zum Schlingenbach) and then walk over the little street "Zur Kaule" to the NE. Shortly before the end of the street at a factory gate, a footpath branches off to the right, which leads beautifully along the Agger to a railway bridge. You cross under the bridge, go up the embankment on a staircase to the left, cross the bridge in an area separated for pedestrians, climb down another staircase on the other side and then hike to the asphalt dam path of the lake. Here it goes on to the castle. There are two options for the way back to Vilkerath (apart from the tour backwards):
                1. Keep right at the castle and up the mountainside via Gut Forkscheid, Untermiebach and Bochmühle (very nice views). The route can be found (but in the opposite direction) on my tour "SGV - Castle and Mountain Test Hike" (komoot.de/tour/48778757)
                2. Walk through Ehreshoven to the left to the suspension bridge over the Agger, then up the mountainside to the "Bergische Schweiz" restaurant. From there it goes via Oberstaat to the road (with a combined footpath and bike path), which, however, can be left again after a few 100 meters to the path mentioned at the beginning. (See my Komoot tour "SGV - Hystorical Tour Schloss Ehreshoven" (komoot.de/tour/101574502).

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                  July 23, 2023

                  Beautiful lake in Engelskirchen 🤙

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                    April 11, 2020

                    Beautiful lake with a view of the castle.

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                      May 31, 2020

                      Flat and beautiful and everything included

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                        March 20, 2021

                        Nice circular route, but currently totally muddy due to forestry work

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                          April 2, 2025

                          Walking around the lake is a pleasure and easy to do.

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                            Location: Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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