Rest Area by the Lake – Findling Park Eifel loop from Niederzier

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Kreis Düren

Niederzier

Rest Area by the Lake – Findling Park Eifel loop from Niederzier

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Rest Area by the Lake – Findling Park Eifel loop from Niederzier

07:27

26.5km

540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.21 km

Rest Area by the Lake

Highlight • Rest Area

A rest area by the lake with a table and benches.
From here you have a beautiful view over the lake. The place is coveted.

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6.23 km

Hambach-Blick

Viewpoint

7.58 km

Stone compass with shelter on the Sophienhöhe

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Really comfortable shelter, even with tables and glass windows. The hut is either relatively new or regularly maintained. Also everything around it very neat and clean.

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8.36 km

Celtic Tree Circle, Sophienhöhe

Highlight • Natural Monument

A sign at the site explains that the Celts considered trees important living beings and attributed special properties to them. The Tree of Life Circle takes up this concept and …

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9.01 km

Findling Park Eifel

Highlight • Natural Monument

Huge bench with a view of the large sandpit. Nice place for families where the kids have a lot of fun.

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10.5 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fixed the Hambacher First: aktion.campact.de/kohleaus/hambach-appell/teilnehmen?utm_campaign=%2Fkohleaus%2F&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rec-lc&utm_term=inside_flow

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12.1 km

View of Licher Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Recommended for a rest

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15.9 km

Viewpoint

20.3 km

Sequoia grove on the Sophienhöhe

Highlight • Forest

Personally, the term "mammoth forest" seems a bit exaggerated to me, as there are a few isolated redwood trees among the other trees. Nevertheless, the path, which deviates from the usual wide paths on Sophienhöhe, was a nice little change.

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20.9 km

View of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Weisweiler Power Plant

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view is really great, even if today was unfortunately not inviting for a break

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26.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.1 km

1.70 km

1.15 km

402 m

155 m

Surfaces

12.0 km

9.46 km

2.19 km

2.14 km

311 m

204 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Sunday 1 November

11°C

7°C

57 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

April 3, 2022,Sophienhöhe

Sophienhöhe is okay for in between 😀 Weather was great and then every hike is nice 😀
Oh and here trees grow upside down 😅😅

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March 1, 2023,🇩🇪 Indeland: Zu den Highlights auf der Sophienhöhe

The madness!! I'm overwhelmed! How neatly and beautifully built and perfectly suited for hikers, cyclists and horse riders: the Sophienhöhe. Originated from the Hambach opencast mine, the largest lignite mine in Europe.

The Germans don't write it themselves on Wiki, but it is said to be the largest artificial mound in the world, built from brown coal excavations. The highest …

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February 20, 2023,Indeland: Zu den Highlights auf der Sophienhöhe

tourismus.kreis-dueren.de/wandern/alle-wanderwege/a-zu-den-higlights-auf-der-sophienhoehe

"Die nördliche Region im Kreis Düren ist ein anschauliches Beispiel für den tiefgreifenden Landschafts- und Strukturwandel durch den Tagebau.

Die Sophienhöhe ist durch den Tagebau entstanden. Auf dieser ehemaligen Abraumhalde befindet sich heute ein gut ausgebautes Wander- und Radewegenetz, das sowohl zu gemütlichen Spaziergängen als auch zu längeren und anspruchsvolleren Wander- und Radtouren einlädt. Auf der Route zu den …

May 27, 2023,Libellenwanderung auf der Sophienhöhe

Today we went on a nice hike to the Sophienhöhe to start the long weekend. Great weather, wonderful colors and lots of dragonflies accompanied this excellent tour. There was also quiet cheering.

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