Schleebachgraben Trail – View of the Dreilägerbach Dam loop from Roetgen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Roetgen

Schleebachgraben Trail – View of the Dreilägerbach Dam loop from Roetgen

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Schleebachgraben Trail – View of the Dreilägerbach Dam loop from Roetgen

02:19

8.43km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.21 km

Schleebachgraben Trail

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Demanding hiking trail that is also very suitable for MTBers. Just don't lose your concentration 😉

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1.30 km

Schleebachgraben Trail

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Nice hiking trail, but not for disabled people.

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2.96 km

Dreiläger Brook

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The stream is unobstructed with a gravel bed and individual boulders, Auskolkungen and sole crashes. The upper course meanders and is deeply cut. Partly along the shores are old alder …

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3.00 km

Bridge over the Dreilägerbach

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Important connection and beautiful view from here.

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4.61 km

Forebay of the Dreilägerbach Reservoir

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From the wall, you have a nice view of the small basin of the Dreilägerbachtalsperre. Especially in the summer months, the pool looks beautiful when everything is green and the …

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5.04 km

View of Dreilägerbach Reservoir

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View of the dam. Unfortunately, access is blocked / forbidden.

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6.72 km

View of the Dreilägerbach Dam

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The first of the many dam walls that we encounter on the Eifelsteig. From the small rest area above you have a beautiful view of the dam and lake. Unfortunately, the dam wall cannot be entered.

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6.74 km

Dreilägerbach Dam

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For the Dreilägerbachtalsperre see de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreil%C3%A4gerbachtalsperre

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8.43 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.92 km

2.51 km

1.88 km

653 m

265 m

191 m

Surfaces

2.44 km

2.30 km

1.68 km

1.67 km

214 m

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

November 8, 2025,Herbstwanderung "Struffeltroute" durch Hohes Venn der Eifel bei Roetgen

A beautiful and varied partner trail of the Eifelsteig, which is very well marked throughout:

eifelsteig.de/a-struffeltroute

Right after the free starting parking lot at the waterworks/filtration plant, you reach the impressive remains of the historic Westwall: Numerous concrete elements were built during World War II to impede the advance of Allied tanks. A lasting memorial to the madness of this …

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