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At least today the water didn't look particularly good. While other lakes, ponds and rivers are clear, the Orchelsweiher is filled with brown water.

The total filling volume is around 25 million cubic meters. Filling began in 1994. Every year, 3.8 million m³ of water is pumped into the lake from swamp wells in the Inden opencast mine so that it maintains its current level. According to the Aachen city region, this supply of swamp water will be necessary until 2061.

Lake Barmen is idyllically located on the edge of a landscape protection area and has a small beach and a lawn for sunbathing. Here you can cool down and relax away from the hustle and bustle of an outdoor pool. To protect nature, swimming is only permitted in officially designated bathing areas. Entry is free, you enter and swim at your own risk, there is no lifeguard. In the immediate vicinity, between Floßdorf and Broich, the Rur meanders along its natural course. Walking paths around Lake Barmen invite you to discover the charming surroundings.

Everything is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays

The Blausteinsee is still very young. It is the pit of a former opencast mine, which was filled with water from 1994. You can still see his artificial character somehow. Nevertheless, it is a popular destination and a good example of the renaturation of the opencast mining landscape. In the next few years, even more such lakes are to be created in this area.

Idyllic small lake in the forest that invites you to take a break in the great outdoors.

The kiosk will open at noon Thursday

A nice stopover to linger