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Obermaubach Reservoir

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Kreuzau

Obermaubach Reservoir

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Obermaubach Reservoir

Recommended by 1688 hikers out of 1725

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Waldkapelle Obermaubach – Kickley Rock Formation loop from Obermaubach

16.0km

04:37

360m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Obermaubach Reservoir – View of Obermaubach Reservoir loop from Untermaubach-Schlagstein

10.4km

02:54

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Obermaubach Reservoir – Obermaubach Reservoir loop from Bergstein

10.1km

03:03

290m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Mike 🇪🇺

October 31, 2017

This diverse reservoir is recommended at any time of year. It and its surroundings also have a lot to offer for children.
The fish ladder with the glass underwater area is definitely recommended for children. Here you can watch the fish (as they swim past) like in an aquarium.

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Silke mit Yuna & Yomi

August 19, 2018

When the construction of the Urft dam began in 1900, no one could have known that it was also a decision to build the Obermaubach reservoir. The reservoir and the Urft dam are closely interwoven.
The Rurthalsperrengesellschaft, which was founded to build the dam at Urft, had decided to finance the project, Heimbach a power plant - the "Art Nouveau power plant" - to build, which should be won electricity from hydropower. Through a tunnel through the Kermeter and a subsequent pressure line water from the Urftsee was steered with a steep slope on the turbines. Electricity as a young form of energy was a growth market during this time, and so the power plant was able to work in continuous operation.

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Gerda

September 12, 2018

Flat hike, easily accessible, with nice places at the Rur

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Location: Kreuzau, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Obermaubach Reservoir

1. Waldkapelle Obermaubach – Kickley Rock Formation loop from Obermaubach

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