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Sophienhöhe – Aussichtspunkt Runde von Höllen

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Sophienhöhe – Aussichtspunkt Runde von Höllen

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October 11, 2022

Sophienhöhe – Aussichtspunkt Runde von Höllen

Moderate

05:00

18.0km

3.6km/h

310m

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Overview

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

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Parking

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4.66 km

Group Bench With View of Elsdorf

Highlight • Viewpoint

Clear weather would be an advantage for good visibility, in summer it is often too hazy (is that how you write it? LOL)
But on my tour the view was the highlight, the way there was rather boring 🤷🏼‍♂️

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6.55 km

Höller Horn Observation Tower

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The tower bears a weather vane inscribed with "Monte Sophia" and, together with the Roman Tower, is one of the prominent viewpoints on the reclaimed Sophienhöhe, which was once used as a spoil heap for the Hambach open-cast mine.

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7.41 km

Roman Tower at Sophienhöhe

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In good visibility great panorama!

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8.45 km

Old Summit Cross of Sophienhöhe

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During a period of reclamation, this point on the artificial mountain "Sophienhöhe" (a spoil heap from an open-cast mine) was the highest point, and a summit cross was erected here …

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8.66 km

Sequoia grove on the Sophienhöhe

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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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9.32 km

View of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Weisweiler Power Plant

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The view is really great, even if today was unfortunately not inviting for a break

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10.6 km

View of Jülich

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Here in the lowlands the only mountain. Beautiful routes that are reminiscent of the Eifel.
From June, the Sophienhöhe is unfortunately populated by brakes.

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10.8 km

View towards Jülich

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The several million trees that were planted and are now growing on Sophienhöhe, a waste dump from the open-cast mine, often block the view of the surrounding landscape. Here, one …

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18.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

13.5 km

2.33 km

1.03 km

123 m

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Sophienhöhe – Aussichtspunkt Runde von Höllen

Group Bench With View of Elsdorf

Höller Horn Observation Tower

Roman Tower at Sophienhöhe

Old Summit Cross of Sophienhöhe

Sequoia grove on the Sophienhöhe

View of Forschungszentrum Jülich and Weisweiler Power Plant

View of Jülich

View towards Jülich

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