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Steinbach Reservoir – Pommersbach Stream Crossing loop from Watzenberg

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Steinbach Reservoir – Pommersbach Stream Crossing loop from Watzenberg

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Steinbach Reservoir – Pommersbach Stream Crossing loop from Watzenberg

03:17

11.9km

200m

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: August 9, 2026

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Bus stop

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424 m

Small lake near Steinbachtalsperre

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The reservoir for the Steinbach dam is still quite full.

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1.12 km

Quiet spot with a great view

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Very impressive to see the dam without water. The hole in the dam is very big. You can see what the flood has done.

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1.34 km

View of the Steinbach Reservoir from the benches

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Nice place for a picnic. Between the trees you can enjoy the sunset mood over the dam in the late afternoon.

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1.43 km

Steinbach Reservoir

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The photos that can still be seen of the Steinbach dam, which show a large, shimmering blue water surface, are older. After the heavy rain catastrophe of July 2021, due …

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1.99 km

Forest Path in the Eifel

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A beautiful area to spend a holiday.

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2.33 km

Unteres Steinbachtal

Nature Reserve

3.87 km

Pommersbach Stream Crossing

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The small stream is the Pommersbach, which appeared to be more of a small trickle during our visit today due to the prevailing dryness.

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7.01 km

View of the Eifel Countryside

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At the marked spot, you are in the middle of the forest. There is no view whatsoever.

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7.88 km

Hahnenberg Forest Trail

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In dry times this path is definitely enchanted. After prolonged rainfall, it turns into a small swamp that appears just as enchanted. Then it's better to take a small trail next door.

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11.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.81 km

2.41 km

1.68 km

Surfaces

5.61 km

2.23 km

2.03 km

1.98 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Saturday 22 August

18°C

9°C

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Comments

August 7, 2022,2022-08-07 Rundtour Flamersheimer Wald von der Madbach- zur Steinbachtalsperre

1/2 The hike leads from the Madbach dam to the Steinbach dam, both dams intended to provide water supplies for the cloth industry based in Euskirchen. In the meantime, the cloth industry has not only disappeared there, but also in all of Germany (tip for a visit: LVR Museum cloth factory Müller in Euskirchen), the dams are still there. However, …

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October 25, 2021,2021-10-25 Steinbachtal, Hahnenberg und Madbachtalsperre

Finally it was right again: wonderful autumn weather and no obstructive appointments! When I chose the Steinbachtalsperre as a sub-destination, I just thought: The dam is definitely closed because it has to be repaired after the July flood. What I didn't have on the bill: You can now walk around the bottom of the dam! Then it went nicely through …

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March 30, 2024,NRW - Rheinbach / Euskirchen : Madbachtalsperre – Steinbachtalsperre Runde von Queckenberg -240330CC

Today I was traveling between the Madbachtalsperre and the Steinbachtalsperre. While the Madbachtalsperre is well filled with water, the Steinbachtalsperre still has no water since the 2021 flood. There was quite a bit of forest damage on the tour. The distant views were again very beautiful.

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June 24, 2023,NRW - Euskirchen: Steinbachtalsperre Madbachtalsperre Runde von Kirchheim-230624UM

During the flood in July 2021, the situation at the Steinbachtalsperre was dramatic. The dam threatened to break because of the water masses, since the drain, which was 18 meters below the surface, was blocked. An excavator driver risked his life to clear the drain. After the flood, a new drainage notch was built.
The Steinbachtalsperre is still empty and …

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Steinbach Reservoir – Pommersbach Stream Crossing loop from Watzenberg

Small lake near Steinbachtalsperre

Quiet spot with a great view

View of the Steinbach Reservoir from the benches

Steinbach Reservoir

Forest Path in the Eifel

Pommersbach Stream Crossing

View of the Eifel Countryside

Hahnenberg Forest Trail

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