View of Lech Reservoir No. 18 – Lech Weir 18 – Kaufering loop from Lechstaustufe 18 Kaufering

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Landsberg am Lech

Ammersee-Lech

Kaufering

View of Lech Reservoir No. 18 – Lech Weir 18 – Kaufering loop from Lechstaustufe 18 Kaufering

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View of Lech Reservoir No. 18 – Lech Weir 18 – Kaufering loop from Lechstaustufe 18 Kaufering

02:05

7.95km

70m

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 6, 2026

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Lechtal-Nord

Westerholz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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632 m

Lech Weir 18

Highlight • Monument

The Lech is always worth a trip! Clear water and beautiful hiking trails on the water.

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734 m

View of Lech Reservoir No. 18

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From the shore, you have a direct view of the wide reservoir, framed by green meadows and wooded shorelines. Especially at sunrise or sunset, the sky and landscape are reflected …

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1.05 km

Westerholz

Forest

1.95 km

The Two Earthworks in Westerholz

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Two ramparts in the Westerholz region
Small rampart:
Bronze Age (1800-1250 BC) and La Tène period (500-15 BC) shards have accumulated at this site over time.

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3.08 km

Neolithic Information Panel

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Information board about the Neolithic period

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4.05 km

Path to Haltenberg Castle Ruins

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Here, cross the intersection, private property on the left and later on the right you will reach the Naturfreundehaus Klosterlechfeld.
After 300m, turn left onto the narrow path and you will come directly to the castle ruins.

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4.28 km

Waterworks at Lechtal-Nord Conservation Area

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Idyllic in nature.

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6.76 km

Wildflower meadow in the Lech Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

After it went over hill and dale on the other side of the river and was therefore quite narrow on the way there, the whole width of the Lech Valley can be seen again here. Nice.

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7.48 km

Lech Weir 18 – Kaufering

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The Lechstaustufe 18 - Kaufering is a barrage of the Lech between Landsberg am Lech and Augsburg and is located at the river kilometer 76.9 on the territory of the …

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7.95 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.34 km

571 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.00 km

1.82 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

20°C

5°C

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Comments

December 18, 2021,Kaufering oder...

... Everyone can do "sun" 😊

But one after anonther. The plan was to go to the sun, to the Allgäu. At the level of Kaufering, the on-board computer, or what the technicians imagined at the beginning of the millennium, meant that I should only drive a maximum of 50 km / h (some message about ABS, EPS). After turning …

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January 26, 2025,Winterwanderung rund um unser OWH

For the first time in the new year, we met for the traditional winter hike at our nature friends' house "Oskar-Weinert-Hütte". We made a circuit along the Lech-Höhenweg in familiar terrain. We had interesting views of the wintry Lech valley that you can only have in a leafless winter.

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