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North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Niederzier

Island Lake at Sophienhöhe – Rest Area by the Lake loop from Hambach

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Niederzier

Island Lake at Sophienhöhe – Rest Area by the Lake loop from Hambach

Moderate

4.6

(151)

488

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Island Lake at Sophienhöhe – Rest Area by the Lake loop from Hambach

04:17

15.3km

280m

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: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

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3.02 km

Picnic Area in the Orchard

Highlight • Rest Area

The orchard is a nice place to rest

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3.10 km

Stations of the Cross on Sophienhöhe

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In the spirit of the peace movement and as a protest against the destruction of the environment, on Good Friday 1983 the pastor Josef Jansen from the parish of St. …

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4.56 km

Island Lake at Sophienhöhe

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Beautiful to cool off the dogs and to pause and enjoy nature through the 2 Beiner. Beautiful corner.

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4.57 km

Rest Area by the Lake

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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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7.18 km

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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9.14 km

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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11.0 km

View of Forschungszentrum Jülich

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8

13.9 km

Hambach Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Hambach opencast mine is located in the Rhenish lignite mining area, between Jülich and Elsdorf. The pit is currently approximately 350 meters deep. Part of the overburden has been …

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15.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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14.7 km

282 m

260 m

Surfaces

8.79 km

4.33 km

935 m

765 m

427 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (270 m)

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