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View of Heider Bergsee – Heider Berg Lake loop from Brühl-Kierberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

View of Heider Bergsee – Heider Berg Lake loop from Brühl-Kierberg

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View of Heider Bergsee – Heider Berg Lake loop from Brühl-Kierberg

02:11

8.47km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: December 9, 2025

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Start point

Train Station

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2.89 km

Heider Bergsee

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The Heider Bergsee is a remainder lake of brown coal mining and lies west of Cologne near the city of Brühl. The mining of brown coal ended here in 1964 …

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4.21 km

View of Heider Bergsee

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The Heider Bergsee - a former, renatured opencast mining area for lignite mining - can be walked around on a walk of about six kilometers, and in places like this …

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4.80 km

Bench with a view of the Schluchtsee

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About 6 km is the round around the Heidergergsee. Sneakers are sufficient, unless there has been more rainfall, then it gets muddy in places.

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5.69 km

Heider Berg Lake

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Depending on your condition and time, the Heider Bergsee can be circumnavigated on a short walk of around six kilometers or combined with other waters in the Villeseen landscape on a longer hike.

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6.51 km

Heider Berg Lake

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The Heider Bergsse is one of the Ville lakes: it was created at the end of the opencast lignite mining in the mid-1930s. The residual holes of the opencast mines …

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6.69 km

View of Heider Bergsee — East Bay

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Beautiful hiking trail around the lake with beautiful views of the lake

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6.69 km

Bench With a View of the Lake in Naturpark Rheinland

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There are benches everywhere to relax and look out over the lake.
What I miss, as a dog walker, are trash cans, because no one walks around with a dog bag for long.

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6.86 km

Heider Bergsee lakeshore (Heide district)

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Beautiful views of the lake

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8.47 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.64 km

1.89 km

880 m

Surfaces

4.81 km

1.80 km

929 m

549 m

304 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Weather

Wednesday 21 January

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View of Heider Bergsee – Heider Berg Lake loop from Brühl-Kierberg

Heider Bergsee

View of Heider Bergsee

Bench with a view of the Schluchtsee

Heider Berg Lake

Heider Berg Lake

View of Heider Bergsee — East Bay

Bench With a View of the Lake in Naturpark Rheinland

Heider Bergsee lakeshore (Heide district)

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