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Stuttgart District

Eseltal Dam

Stuttgart District

Eseltal Dam

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Eseltal Dam

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Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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Location: Steinheim am Albuch, Heidenheim, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

June 26, 2025

Hiking

The structure referred to as the "Eseltal Dam" on the official sign of the Wedel-Brenz Water Board is actually a flood retention basin built in 1962. The body of water, which only carries water periodically and has no fixed bed for long stretches, is the Eseltalgraben. It is dammed here in the event of flooding to prevent flooding of the nearby Federal Highway 466 and, further along, the villages in the Stubental Valley up to the town of Heidenheim. The crest of the dam is 150 meters long, and its highest point is almost 13 meters above the valley floor.

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Christine

January 16, 2022

Snowshoeing

Located directly on the hiking trail. Easy to reach

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🅰️ndy

April 7, 2024

Mountain biking

Dams have been built in several places around Heidenheim. The water is to be stored here during heavy, long-lasting rain.

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Elevation 600 m

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Monday 18 May

15°C

3°C

33 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Location: Steinheim am Albuch, Heidenheim, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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