Reservoir Route - 10 reservoirs on a holiday route

2: 33 pm
153,28 km
2.101 m
2.191 m
101 m
457 m
356 m
Start: Krombacher Insel parking lot, Elbachtal, 51580 Reichshof-Nespen
Destination: Lindscheid hiking parking lot, Wermelskirchen

Eleven dams on one holiday route - discover the region with the most dams in Europe by motorhome, car or motorcycle.

With its 12 reservoirs, the Bergisches Land region is the most reservoir-rich region in Europe. No other region in Europe has so many reservoirs, originally built for drinking water supply and flood control. You can discover this unique feature on the approximately 150-kilometer route, which takes you past eleven reservoirs. Since seven of the reservoirs are still used exclusively for drinking water, you can't get too close to the shore, but there are plenty of magnificent viewpoints offering stunning views of the sometimes very intricate reservoirs, as well as footpaths that allow you to get closer to the water. This is also the case at the Wiehl Reservoir, where the tour begins. There, you can only reach the vicinity of the Krombacher Island, famous from television, on foot. Afterward, the route leads you past reservoirs that are also open for swimming, such as the Agger Reservoir, the Brucher Reservoir, and the Bever Reservoir. The route guides you along a linear tour, offering beautiful views and opportunities to stop for refreshments along the way, all the way to the Große Dhünntalsperre reservoir.

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Directions

Nespen - L324 Odenspiel - Erdingen - L344 Denklingen - B256 - L336 Brüchermühle - K16 Schemmerhausen - L148 - L96 Hasbach - L324 Eckenhagen - K50 Hahnbuche - K23 Bergneustadt - Hackenberg - L337 Lantenbach - L323 - L337 Unnenberg - Dannenberg - Müllenbach - L306 - Müllenbacher Straße - B256 - Brucher Straße - Neuenhaus - Klosterstraße - L97 Höfel - Oberwipper - B256 Ohl - B237 Rönsahl - K2 - Mittel-Heukelbach - Rönsahl - Großfastenrath - Auf dem Heede - L284 Wasserfuhr - K30 Kreuzberg - Schevelinger Weg - L284 Wipperfürth - B237 - K13 - Neye - Beverstraße - Hartkopsbever - K5 Oberlangenberg - Großhöhfeld - Müllensiepen - K11 Heinhausen - B483 Radevormwald - B229 - L412 Heide - Kräwinkel - Dörpholz - Lüdorf - K2 Hückeswagen - K1 - B237 - L68 Winterhagen - L101 Dreibäumen - Habenichts - L409 Dhünn - Hülsen - Halzenberg - Leudenberg - B506 Weiden - Unterossenbach - Richerzhagener Straße - Mühlenstraße - L310 Neschen - Altenberg - L101 Dabringhausen - Altenberger Straße - K11 Käfringhausen - K16 Ketzbergerhöhe - Engerfeld - Lindscheid (hiking parking lot). The official starting point of the reservoir route (and the GPX track) is at the Krombacher Insel parking lot in Reichshof-Nespen. However, joining the tour is possible anywhere along the route. However, we recommend the following access points if you are arriving via the motorway: - A1 exit 97 (Burscheid) - A4 exit 27 (Eckenhagen)

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