Round About the Weser Dam
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 9.51 mi
- Elevation gain
- 883 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 883 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,450 ft
- TrailRank
-
71
4.7
- Min elevation
- 1,022 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 5 hours 4 minutes
- Coordinates
- 998
- Uploaded
- August 28, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2018
near Hasenell, Wallonia (Belgique)
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Itinerary description
The Weser dam is, quite rightfully, a major tourist destination of the Eupen area. Access is well signposted, and the huge parking area is testimony to the popularity of the area. We were there in the middle of the week in late August, and avoided the weekend run. As soon as you leave the vicinity of the dam, traffic reduces and we were to ourselves during most of the hike.
Watch out for waypoint 2, where you leave the main tarmac trail for a footpath that leads along the shore of the lake. The trail is NOT signposted. Except in times of exceptionally high water, the trail should be passable for most of the time. In August 2018, after a long dry period, the trail was about 3 Meter above the water line.
Between waypoint 2 and wayoint 5 is the most interesting part of the trail. It is basically a herdpath, a path that came about by people following each other without any particular effort of trail-building or trail-maintenance.
Waypoint 6 is at the top of a flight of steps, that lead from the weir across the Weser to a forest hut. A good place for a rest.
The next worthy rest stop is at waypoint 12, an idyllic hut along the way.
There is supposed to be a shortcut between way point 13 and waypoint 14, though we couldn't find the exact spot where it starts. Having arrived at waypoint 14 via the detour on forest roads, we saw that indeed there was a faint trail.
At waypoint 15 you cross the Getz stream. From there, it is tarmac all the way back to the dam.
Most of the trail is very easy, some moderate spots are along the lakeshore trail between waypoints 2 and 5.
Watch out for waypoint 2, where you leave the main tarmac trail for a footpath that leads along the shore of the lake. The trail is NOT signposted. Except in times of exceptionally high water, the trail should be passable for most of the time. In August 2018, after a long dry period, the trail was about 3 Meter above the water line.
Between waypoint 2 and wayoint 5 is the most interesting part of the trail. It is basically a herdpath, a path that came about by people following each other without any particular effort of trail-building or trail-maintenance.
Waypoint 6 is at the top of a flight of steps, that lead from the weir across the Weser to a forest hut. A good place for a rest.
The next worthy rest stop is at waypoint 12, an idyllic hut along the way.
There is supposed to be a shortcut between way point 13 and waypoint 14, though we couldn't find the exact spot where it starts. Having arrived at waypoint 14 via the detour on forest roads, we saw that indeed there was a faint trail.
At waypoint 15 you cross the Getz stream. From there, it is tarmac all the way back to the dam.
Most of the trail is very easy, some moderate spots are along the lakeshore trail between waypoints 2 and 5.
Waypoints
Waypoint
1,085 ft
ES 01-Parking
Waypoint
1,099 ft
ES 02-Turn onto Herdpath
Waypoint
1,127 ft
ES 06-Top of stairs and Picnic
Waypoint
1,219 ft
ES 07-Fork
Waypoint
1,336 ft
ES 08-Fork
Waypoint
1,449 ft
ES 09-Fork
Waypoint
1,318 ft
ES 10-Fork
Waypoint
1,312 ft
ES 11-Fork
Waypoint
1,306 ft
ES 13-Possible shortcut
Waypoint
1,158 ft
ES 14-End shortcut
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Fantastic place
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This is a really nice hike. But twice it goes for quite a stretch through wooded areas that are clearly marked as inaccessible. Looks like they’re hunting grounds.