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Rems-Murr-Kreis
Schorndorf

Herrenbach Reservoir – View of Herrenbach Reservoir loop from Oberberken

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Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Rems-Murr-Kreis
Schorndorf

Herrenbach Reservoir – View of Herrenbach Reservoir loop from Oberberken

Moderate

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Herrenbach Reservoir – View of Herrenbach Reservoir loop from Oberberken

02:55

10.8km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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4.66 km

Bench With Lake View

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Nice view of the lake.

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5.11 km

At the lake there are some nice places where you can rest directly on the shore if they are not already occupied.

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5.35 km

Herrenbach Reservoir

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Beautiful hiking trails, around the lake, which provide with information boards and nature trails again and again for fun and variety.

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5.60 km

View of Herrenbach Reservoir

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Beautiful idyllic surroundings here at the reservoir Adelberg ;-)

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6.20 km

Bench with lake view and tree carving.

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6.86 km

nice rest stop with bench and table.

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7.14 km

Here you have another easily accessible path to the shore and a wonderful panorama over the lake.

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7.17 km

Tree Mythology Trail

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What do beech and birch have to say?

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10.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.80 km

1.42 km

357 m

262 m

Surfaces

6.51 km

3.92 km

244 m

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Tuesday 25 August

28°C

12°C

15 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2025,👀 Oberberken 👀 – Herrenbachstausee 🏖️ Runde 🔄 Wanderung Christi ✝️ Himmelfahrt
🌲 Hiking on Ascension Day – a feast for the senses 🥾

This tour has everything a nature lover's heart could desire: 🐐 curious goats as companions, fairytale forest sculptures, thoughtful messages on stones, a water forest full of poetry, and the magic of the Herrenbach reservoir 🌊 – even when there's no water.

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Went on another hike with my little sister today. We actually thought we'd see more water. The Herrenbach Reservoir had water, but the lake into which the water from the reservoir flows didn't. At one point, we even stood in the lake on the map. If not a lake, at least we made a detour to Adelberg Monastery. It was …

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The start was in Oberbergen with a fresh wind and thick fog. It went through Unterbergen and on to the Herrenbachstausee because we circumnavigated. It was mainly uphill through the forest and back again in thick fog.

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