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September 3, 2019 The Langener Waldsee/Swimming Lake - Langen 🚴‍♂️ The Langener Waldsee in Langen (Hesse) is located approximately two kilometers southeast of Frankfurt Airport on the B44 highway. At 58 hectares, it is the largest swimming lake and the largest body of water in the Rhine-Main area. The approximately 100-hectare lake was created by decades of gravel mining... https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langener_Waldsee September 3, 2019

Since concrete is still being used for construction, the aggregate “gravel” is also needed in large quantities.

The Langener Waldsee is the largest bathing lake in the Rhine-Main region, covering almost 100 hectares. The lido is ideal for sunbathing and swimming and is open from May 15 to September 15. Several water sports clubs use the lake as a fishing, sailing or surfing area. One of Hesse's largest international sports competitions starts here: the Ironman Germany. Around 2,000 athletes take part in this triathlon competition and complete the 3.8 km swimming course in the Langener Waldsee.

From here you have a wide view of the Langener Waldsee.

Unfortunately, aircraft noise and numerous high-voltage pylons have a significant impact on the idyllic heathland scenery 🙄

Typical for the FFH area is the open, dry heathland with dry sandy grassland on the tops of the dunes. In between there are scattered small bodies of water with a diverse range of amphibian and dragonfly fauna. The western and eastern edges are alternately dominated by deadwood-rich oak-hornbeam forests and pine forests. In the south of the area, some areas belong to the habitat type starwort-oak-hornbeam forest, in the southeast corner by the runway there is a small, acidic honey grass-oak forest area and on the southern edge there is a bird cherry-alder-ash forest. The small-scale mosaic offers amphibians, insects, reptiles, bats and birds a varied habitat. As a result, the area has developed into a significant occurrence of sandy heath with heather, broom and species from Annex I of the Birds Directive and species from Annex II of the FFH Directive.

The Langener Waldsee is also known as the “venue” of the “Ironman Frankfurt”. At other times the bathing lake is also very busy.

It is worth driving only in this area. Try the byways, just drive into paths that don't look like "motorways". Then it will be the most beautiful. Gravel or MTB makes sense for side paths. A really wonderful piece of nature