View of Aabachstausee – Aabach Reservoir loop from Bad Wünnenberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Paderborn

Bad Wünnenberg

View of Aabachstausee – Aabach Reservoir loop from Bad Wünnenberg

Moderate

4.6

(330)

1,176

hikers

View of Aabachstausee – Aabach Reservoir loop from Bad Wünnenberg

03:57

14.9km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.52 km

Aabach Stream

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A bridge leads over the Aabach.

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6.18 km

Bumbam's Mill Millstone Rest Area with views over the Aabach Reservoir

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At this point of the dam there was once a mill.

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6.38 km

Aabachstausee

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No matter what time of year - a visit is always worthwhile!

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6.86 km

Aabach Reservoir

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Running, hiking, racing bike, etc., skating ...., the round of the Aabachtalsperre is well attended, especially on weekends for a good reason.

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9.34 km

Aabachtalsperre

Lake

10.6 km

View of Aabachstausee

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Rest area with lake view.

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11.3 km

The almost three-kilometer-long and 1.5-kilometer-wide dam provides drinking water for more than 250,000 residents. Here you can enjoy nature and take in the sweeping views over the water. Unfortunately, swimming …

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12.7 km

Waldbach in the Aa Valley

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Rustic and somewhat enchanted, the forest stream flows through the Aatal. A path leads along the stream, which is great for hiking.

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12.7 km

Forest House in the Aa Valley

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The forest house is almost in the middle of the forest in the green.

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14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

1.12 km

387 m

326 m

239 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

2.34 km

933 m

725 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

July 12, 2024,OlPe Bad Wünnenberg, Aabachtalsperre

There are many special stations in the Aatal nature experience (also very nice for children), e.g. the low ropes course, the barefoot path, the animal and game enclosure or the beautiful playground at the Aatalhaus (a restaurant by the lake). Our hike went past the Kneipp Oasis to the Aatalbachtalsperre. The circular hiking trail around the dam is asphalted and …

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August 24, 2024,Rund um die Aabachtalsperre – Seeblick Runde von Bad Wünnenberg

A small circuit around the reservoir. Just a good jogging track but not for hiking. Be careful, it's very busy with cyclists at weekends. No dogs allowed. Well, there won't be a repeat. The best time of year is the end of October when autumn has taken the leaves off the trees, then you have a better view of the …

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March 2, 2024,Rund um die Aabachtalsperre von Bad Wünnenberg

From the parking lot we went through the spa park. Then I crossed a federal road and was directly at the dam. The dam has enough benches to enjoy. The circular route is 9km and paved, making it ideal for joggers, cyclists and inline skaters. There are few views as the dam is overgrown. I walked back to the car …

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August 26, 2022,Wanderung nach Spa für Geist & Füße 👣😇

Three weeks of recovery are gradually coming to an end. Then comes the relaxation with ⭐ in the end just right 🤩.
In order to be able to switch off all around, we started early in the morning at just before 6 a.m., matching the sunrise at the Aabachtalsperre. There was only one motto throughout the tour: take it easy, …

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June 16, 2023,Rund um die Aabachtalsperre Runde von Bad Wünnenberg

Unfortunately, the tour around the dam only leads over paved paths. Great for bikes... unfortunately quite monotonous for hiking 😕

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December 4, 2022,Aabachtalsperre - Wanderung 04.12.2022

Beautiful tour with 15 participants in the winter landscape.

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March 8, 2025,Bad Wünneberg: um die Aabachtalsperre

🚫 Dogs are not allowed because it is a drinking water reservoir.

Actually nothing is allowed there 😂 big prohibition signs everywhere

Easy route with no climbs ☀️

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June 26, 2022,Nordic Walking Tour um die Aatalsperre

Started in nice weather, returned in the rain. But it was a nice tour, and a new sport was developed: skateboarding with walking sticks to push. Training for the whole body! And entertaining enough to manage 15 km together with the parents!
The little frogs were cute, we also discovered a pair of wagtails, but they were gone too quickly …

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