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Golden Meadow

North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Kreis Düren

Niederzier

Golden Meadow

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Golden Meadow

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

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1. Findling Park Eifel – Wild horses at Sophienhöhe loop from Esch

14.6km

04:26

470m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Licher Lake – Pony Pond in the Eifel loop from Esch

13.7km

04:21

560m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Inselsee at Sophienhöhe – Wild horses at Sophienhöhe loop from Hambach

20.5km

05:49

430m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Silke

September 26, 2025

To keep the beautiful open space of the Goldene Aue largely free of trees and shrubs, peaceful, calm, and robust little wild horses graze here. The small herd cultivates the open grassland and creates valuable habitat for rare plant and animal species.

The grounds can be entered through the entrance gates, and the path leads past a diverse range of plants and two bodies of water directly across the street. Simply fantastic!

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R.Bungartz

4 days ago

Wild horses were introduced here in the summer of 2024.

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Auchschönhier😊👣🐾👣

2 days ago

The Goldene Aue (Golden Meadow) in North Rhine-Westphalia refers to an area surrounding the former Hambach open-cast mine near Düren. The landscape was shaped by lignite mining for decades and is now being gradually recultivated. New nature reserves and recreational areas have been created, some with viewpoints and others used for agriculture. The region exemplifies the structural transformation in the Rhenish mining region – from open-cast mining to nature, leisure, and sustainable use.

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Elevation 300 m

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

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Golden Meadow

1. Findling Park Eifel – Wild horses at Sophienhöhe loop from Esch

2. View of Licher Lake – Pony Pond in the Eifel loop from Esch

3. Inselsee at Sophienhöhe – Wild horses at Sophienhöhe loop from Hambach

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