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Madbachtalsperre – Madbach Reservoir loop from Unteres Steinbachtal

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Madbachtalsperre – Madbach Reservoir loop from Unteres Steinbachtal

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Madbachtalsperre – Madbach Reservoir loop from Unteres Steinbachtal

02:02

7.14km

160m

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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: July 12, 2026

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1.92 km

Carved and painted tree faces in the Eifel Forest

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We were almost scared. 🧟‍♂️👽 But seriously, we think that's a great idea. 👍

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2.80 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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3.67 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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4.53 km

Madbachtalsperre

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The Steinbach dam, which is not far away, is now dry - i.e. after the heavy rain catastrophe of July 2021 - and a green area can be seen instead …

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4.55 km

Madbach Reservoir

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The nearby Steinbach reservoir is now - that is, after the heavy rain catastrophe of July 2021 - dry, and instead of water, a green area can be seen. Here …

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5.27 km

Scenic Path Through Eifel Fields

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5.42 km

View of the Eifel Countryside

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When the weather is clear you have a very nice view from here. Just stop for a moment and enjoy.

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5.51 km

Magnificent view

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very idyllic. View towards Euskirchen and the Rhineland

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7.14 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.11 km

641 m

375 m

Surfaces

3.89 km

1.26 km

1.24 km

691 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Friday 24 July

28°C

11°C

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Comments

January 29, 2024,EifelSchleife Madbachtalsperre Stadt Euskirchen

Hahnenberg, Madbachtalsperre and Villeblick in less than 7 kilometers! Experience the Voreifel

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The first kilometers of this Eifel loop take us along a wide forest path that climbs steadily to the Hahnenberg. It smells of wood and wide fields of forest ferns line the path. After about 1.8 km at the top, we had to stop …

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February 4, 2024,EifelSchleife Madbachtalsperre (Stadt Euskirchen) 2024-02-04

This Eifel loop almost exclusively follows wide forest paths. From the hiking car park you walk up the Hahnenberg along a path drawn as if with a ruler. The beech and mixed forest on the right and left was probably badly damaged by bark beetles and windfall and is now being reforested. Shortly before the summit of the Hahnenberg, the …

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October 3, 2022,2370 - EifelSchleife Madbachtalsperre

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Tours: 2370
Date: 10/03/2022
Hiking guide: Eifel loops
Region: Eifel
Length: 7.1 km
Net walking time: 1 hour 41 minutes
Gross walking time: 2 hours 24 minutes
WDG: 4.22 km/h
Claim: easy
Weather: sun, clouds
Height difference: 149 m
Altitude difference: 141 m
Rating: 3/5 points

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September 30, 2022,EifelSchleife 6 Madbachtalsperre

To start the weekend, we went again to an Eifel loop near Euskirchen.
At the beginning it goes up the Hahnenberg on wide forest paths, and then hike through the Flamersheimer forest in the direction of the small dam, which is slightly hidden away from the path. Following the valley of the Madbach for a while, you then take the …

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March 3, 2024,EifelSchleife 6 Madbachtalsperre + extra Runde um die kl. Talsperre

Great short tour!
Many natural small streams, tributaries, drainage ditches at the beginning of the route through the beech forest!!
Unfortunately the tour leads past the dam above. That's why we did an extra lap around it, although only the left part of the dam is easily accessible via a path. The “other” side was boggy and had to be …

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November 1, 2023,🇩🇪🥾 EifelSchleife Nr. 6 Madbachtalsperre

The start and finish is the Hahnenberger Straße car park. From there the path leads south up to Hahnenberg. Directly before the summit of the Hahnenberg, turn left onto “Hahnentrift”. Directly after the junction, the path actually leads along a narrow path through the Flamersheim Forest. However, we followed the wide path around the summit of the Hahnenberg. After a …

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July 25, 2021,EifelSchleife Madbachtalsperre mit Erweiterung

Today we were pleasantly surprised by this loop in the Eifel.
From the hiking car park, the loop first runs over a wide farm road through the forest, and then crosses the Hahnenberg on a beautiful little hiking path. But you have to find it first, there were no signs, we followed the GPX track.
It then continues downhill again …

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Madbachtalsperre – Madbach Reservoir loop from Unteres Steinbachtal

Carved and painted tree faces in the Eifel Forest

Hahnenberg Forest Trail

View of the Eifel Countryside

Madbachtalsperre

Madbach Reservoir

Scenic Path Through Eifel Fields

View of the Eifel Countryside

Magnificent view

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