Highlight • Lake
Hegbachsee
Cycling
4.8
(488)
Hiking
4.8
(141)
Mountain biking
5.0
(93)
Gravel riding
5.0
(6)
Running
5.0
(3)
Nordic walking
5.0
(1)
Tips
Marius
June 16, 2026
The Hegbachsee was created in the mid-1960s through gravel extraction for the adjacent motorway. Before the current name caught on in 1987, six different names for the lake were in circulation, including Autobahnbaggersee and Nauheimer Waldsee. Today, the body of water serves as a flood retention basin and a recreational area. Although swimming is not permitted here, a walk around the lake is worthwhile in any season. The diverse birdlife, in particular, is something to marvel at here.
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Pasero
August 9, 2019
Cycling
Pity for this wonderful place. It must have been white many years ago, now it is gray and stained, and since the 1970s, the municipality of Nauheim has warned against salmonella and coliform bacteria in the water. "
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Pete
April 6, 2024
Hiking
The path is close to the shore and no private property disturbs
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Elevation 90 m
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Location: Nauheim, Kreis Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany