Urft dam (Schleiden)
The Eifel National Park is always worth a visit and there are many opportunities to hike and enjoy nature.
The Urft also flows through the Eifel. The Urft flows into the Urftstausee.
Shortly before the Urft flows into the Rur and the
Rurstaussee, the Urft passes the turbines of the Heimbach power plant.
The Urft dam in the northern Eifel is a 58.5 m high, 226 m long dam built from 1900 to 1905, which dams up the Urft to the 2.16 km² large Urft reservoir (Urftsee).
A popular hiking route is the circular route from Vogelsang, via the abandoned village of Wollseifen down to the dam.
The path is at least 14 km long and very demanding for the inexperienced, as the altitude difference to be overcome is between 250 and 300 meters.
However, the hiker and photographer is compensated by beautiful landscapes and the history of the NS Ordensburg Vogelsang.
