Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Städteregion Aachen
Würselen
View of the Wurm Valley
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Städteregion Aachen
Würselen
View of the Wurm Valley
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
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This Highlight goes through a protected area
Please check local regulations for: Wurmtal südlich Herzogenrath, einschließlich Meisbach, Würselen
Location: Würselen, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
The Wurm is a tributary of the Rur and has a length of 53 kilometers, its catchment area has a circumference of 354 square kilometers. The name has Celtic origins and goes back to the designation "born" (= water or warm stream)
Like most Aachen streams, it rises on the wooded, sandy heights of the south of Aachen, at the foot of the Eifel and, more precisely, at the source horizon at the foot of the Düsbergkopf, which rises in the Aachen forest. It has several sources. The source streams are: the northeastern and southeastern Wurm, the Luttiz and the Wormel, which flow into the Aachen-Diepenbenden reservoir. The source of the worm is cold in itself, but in the Aachen city area there are a large number of thermal springs that warm up the water of the worm downstream.
Source:
kuladig.de/Objektansicht/A-KKL-20081012-0001
April 5, 2020
Very nice section of the Wurmtal.
The river there is still really natural and is still allowed to meander freely through the slightly mountainous landscape.
Very nice river!
April 5, 2020
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