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Great Dhünn Reservoir – Along the Dhünn River loop from Dhünntal und Linnefetal mit Seitentälern

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Wermelskirchen

Great Dhünn Reservoir – Along the Dhünn River loop from Dhünntal und Linnefetal mit Seitentälern

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Great Dhünn Reservoir – Along the Dhünn River loop from Dhünntal und Linnefetal mit Seitentälern

02:34

8.93km

190m

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: June 17, 2026

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942 m

Stone Archway on the Dhünnradweg

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From Maria in der Aue or the Schöllerhof hiking car park you can perfectly hike into the Dhünntal... nice destinations include the dam of the Dhünntalsperre or a hike along the black powder route.

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3.19 km

Great Dhünn Reservoir

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Here you have a great view of the large Dhünntalsperre, after all Germany's second largest drinking water dam. All around is a lot of nature with many rare and protected species.

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3.80 km

View of the Dühntalsperre

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Here you have the first beautiful view of the Dhünntalsperre.

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6.68 km

Crossing the Bömerich stream

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Dear mountain bikers, this is one of the few official bridle paths. Please consider that riders can come towards you in this narrow way. If you cannot see the path, please do not race downhill.

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6.83 km

Bömericher Bach

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The Bömericher Bach is a 1.7 km long tributary of the Dhünn. The stream rises at a height of 204.5 m above sea level. NHN at Hüttchen.

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6.92 km

Bömericher Bach and the Dhünn streams

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The stream itself is picturesque enough. The light effects of the scattered sunbeams in the brook water create a "fairytale" atmosphere

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7.60 km

Dhünn River

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Altenberg Abbey was located directly on the Dhünn, for whose Cistercian way of life with water management and fish farming the location on a river was important. In the past, …

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8.10 km

Along the Dhünn River

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Wonderful forest landscape with musical accompaniment of the rushing streams in the ears ;-)

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8.93 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.02 km

1.92 km

1.18 km

785 m

Surfaces

3.41 km

2.87 km

2.51 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Monday 20 July

22°C

9°C

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Comments

August 19, 2024,Entlang der Dhünn – Dhünntalsperre Runde von Burscheid

Attention ⚠️ partly private road and no longer passable.

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September 22, 2024,Entlang der Dhünn – Dhünntalsperre Runde von Burscheid

Great tour
Unfortunately a forest owner has blocked a section of the path.

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January 1, 2024,Entlang der Dhünn – Dhünntalsperre Runde von Dabringhausen

Really a nice hike. At the dam there are tables and benches for a short break before and after the dam. Finally, a tea in the beautiful fountain house just before the parking lot brunnenhaus.eu

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May 25, 2022,Um den Bömberg und zur Dhünntalsperre

On the circular hiking trail D8 "Um den Bömberg" to the Dhünntalsperre and along the Linnefe, Dhünn and Bömericher Bach.

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Great Dhünn Reservoir – Along the Dhünn River loop from Dhünntal und Linnefetal mit Seitentälern

Stone Archway on the Dhünnradweg

Great Dhünn Reservoir

View of the Dühntalsperre

Crossing the Bömerich stream

Bömericher Bach

Bömericher Bach and the Dhünn streams

Dhünn River

Along the Dhünn River

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