The Urft Dam (Urfttalsperre) is the oldest valley dam in the Eifel region, built around 1900–1905 to regulate the Urft River and supply water for drinking water and power generation. Together with the Urft Lake (Urftstausee), the dam is part of an impressive network of reservoirs in the Eifel National Park, offering fantastic views, especially from a specially located viewing platform on the dam wall. The official Eifel-Blick Urftstaumauer panoramic viewpoint is located directly on the Urft Dam wall. From here, you have a spectacular view of:

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2. Keltzerbach Bridge – Kall Reservoir loop from Rollesbroich

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3. Kall Valley – Kall Reservoir loop from Simonskall

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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