Bütgenbach Lake – Bütgenbach Reservoir loop from Holderbachtal/Dürholderbachtal

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Monschau

Bütgenbach Lake – Bütgenbach Reservoir loop from Holderbachtal/Dürholderbachtal

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Bütgenbach Lake – Bütgenbach Reservoir loop from Holderbachtal/Dürholderbachtal

03:13

49.9km

500m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.14 km

Staatsforst Höfen

Forest

19.4 km

Warche River

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A beautiful section on a circular hike on the Bütgenbacher See.

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20.0 km

Bütgenbach Lake

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Beautiful lake with clean and well-maintained resting areas.
It is an artificially created reservoir that was formed in the early 1930s by damming the river Warche. It serves primarily for …

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21.2 km

View of Lake Bütgenbach

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A beautifully landscaped and well-maintained reservoir with plenty of water sports opportunities. A circuit of just over 10 kilometers is all around.

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22.9 km

Bütgenbach Reservoir

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The Bütgenbach dam was built between 1929 and 1932. The main function of the dam is to regulate the course of the Warche river. This created the lake of Bütgenbach. …

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23.5 km

Viewpoint

32.8 km

Sourbrodt Signal Box and Old Locomotive

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A former train stop became the Vennbahn's most representative building. When the Malmedy-Montjoie section was inaugurated, Sourbrodt had only one stop. The first houses were about a kilometre from this …

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33.4 km

Old Sourbrodt Railway Station

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The old train station in Sourbrodt is an excellent starting point for hikes in the direction of the Walloon Fens or in the Sourbrodt Fens. Both a clear recommendation!

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34.2 km

Pond with Birches in Hautes Fagnes – Eifel Nature Park

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Here you can see next to the Vennbahn on a beautiful pond, surrounded by numerous trees and bushes. An impressive picture of a small moor landscape!

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34.3 km

Vennbahn Cycle Path (RAVeL L48) – Hautes Fagnes – Eifel Nature Park

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A fairly beautiful section of the Vennbahn cycle path runs here partly along the trolley track through the Venn.

The Vennbahn Cycle Path is one of the longest cross-border railway …

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