Oleftalsperre – Trail along the Oleftalsperre loop from Prether Bachtal und Nebenbäche

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Hellenthal

Oleftalsperre – Trail along the Oleftalsperre loop from Prether Bachtal und Nebenbäche

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Oleftalsperre – Trail along the Oleftalsperre loop from Prether Bachtal und Nebenbäche

01:45

22.2km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.2 km for 303 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.66 km

Oleftalsperre

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the dam.

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4.72 km

Trail along the Oleftalsperre

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A nice piece of trail with a view of the Olaf dam

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6.24 km

North Shore of the Oleftalsperre

Highlight • Lake

Even on Fridays when the weather is nice there are hardly any people here, the occasional view of the dam is really beautiful.

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7.22 km

Oleft Reservoir Peninsula

Highlight • Lake

Not easy to get to the lake or even to take a picture. If you have the opportunity, you should take advantage of it.

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7.63 km

North Shore of the Oleftalsperre

Highlight • Lake

The Oleftalsperre protects the surrounding communities from flooding and is used to obtain drinking water. It is very impressive to cycle along this huge reservoir.

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8.26 km

Oleftal Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Nice path along the dam

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11.8 km

Oleftalsperre Inlet

Highlight • River

From the inlet you can drive towards Hollerrath or Belgium 🚴‍♂️👍🏻.

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11.8 km

Scenic Stream in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Highlight • River

there is a nice asphalt climb from this point up, recommended!

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22.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

2.06 km

1.92 km

1.79 km

Surfaces

12.6 km

5.99 km

3.09 km

539 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

9°C

57 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2024,Fahrradtour rund um die Oleftalsperre

A relaxed round. Well suited to end the day.

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August 14, 2022,Hitzetour runs um die Oleftalsperre

We had hoped that around 500 m the temperatures would be more bearable. We weren't disappointed as the wind was nice even though it wasn't noticeably cooler. In addition, the sun and shade constantly changed on the way, perfect!

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August 16, 2024,1. Tour Hellenthal - Rund 🔄 um die Oleftalsperre ⛅️ mit Aussicht 🚲🚲

This weekend our destination 🏕️ was the Eifel again but we set up the roof tent at a different campsite.
This one was in Hellenthal and is really deluxe compared to Heimbach (sanitary facilities👍🏻).
As soon as we arrived, our stomachs were rumbling and so we ate first and then put up the tent.
Then Marion and I took advantage …

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