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Giesbach in the Wahner Heide
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Isa Bella
January 17, 2026
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The Giesbach is a stream approximately 8.3 km long that rises in the Königsforst forest north of Forsbach at the eastern end of the Brück-Forsbacher-Weg trail.
It flows southwest and reaches the Kneipp water-treading basin on the Rath-Forsbacher Weg trail. The stream then passes under Rösrather Straße and the A3 motorway. In the Wahner Heide heathland, it flows south of the Pionierübungsbecken 3 (Pioneer Training Basin 3) and passes under Bensberger Straße and Heumarer Mauspfad. On the grounds of Röttens Castle in Rath/Heumar, it splits into a main channel and a side channel, both of which disappear into ponds.
It flows southwest and reaches the Kneipp water-treading basin on the Rath-Forsbacher Weg trail. The stream then passes under Rösrather Straße and the A3 motorway. In the Wahner Heide heathland, it flows south of the Pionierübungsbecken 3 (Pioneer Training Basin 3) and passes under Bensberger Straße and Heumarer Mauspfad. On the grounds of Röttens Castle in Rath/Heumar, it splits into a main channel and a side channel, both of which disappear into ponds.
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Elevation 110 m