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Aartal Reservoir Dam – View of Niederweidbach loop from Mudersbach

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Aartal Reservoir Dam – View of Niederweidbach loop from Mudersbach

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Aartal Reservoir Dam – View of Niederweidbach loop from Mudersbach

00:47

7.54km

20m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.15 km

View of lake in Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

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Great playground right on the way.

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3.14 km

Aartal Lake

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From here you can see almost the entire lake.

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3.61 km

Aartalsee Dam

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From the dam, you have a beautiful view of the upper part of the Aartalsee and a stretch downstream.

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3.80 km

The Dill area was repeatedly hit by devastating floods. B. in the last century in February 1909, January 1918, November 1940, February 1946 and most recently in February 1984. The flood of February 1946 was used as an opportunity to have the "General Plan of the Lahn Association" drawn up by the Dillenburg Water Management Office in 1951, which deals with flood protection should regulate the entire Lahn area including the dill area. Since it was not possible to found a large Lahn association, smaller associations were subsequently founded in the Lahn catchment area, including the "Dillgebiet" water association in 1972.

The final trigger for the construction of the Aartalsperre was the flood in February 1984, which caused particularly devastating floods in the city of Herborn and caused damage in the entire Dill and Lahn area in the order of (at that time) 160 million DM.

After a construction period of approx. 6 years and a successful test damming, the system was approved under water law on March 10, 1992 by the dam supervision at the RP Gießen on the recommendation of the dam committee.

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4.90 km

Bench With a View of Aartalsee

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At the side of the path there is a small path that leads to the bench right by the water. It's a lovely place to sit here with a view of Lake Aartal.

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5.21 km

View of Niederweidbach

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From this side of the lake you have a great view over the lake over to Niederweidbach.

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5.31 km

View of Aartalsee

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Lake Aartalsee was created in the 1990s specifically for flood protection and is now a popular recreational area.

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6.08 km

Aartal Lake

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The light is always reflected differently in the lake, there are
most beautiful moods.

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7.54 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.60 km

420 m

196 m

145 m

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.75 km

1.61 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

21°C

7°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

April 15, 2024,Laufrunde🏃🏼‍♂️— Aartalsee x 2

Off we went..., started at the parking lot at Ahrdt to quickly take advantage of the spring weather, there were already some heavy gusts of wind, circled twice, always nice when there is not so much going on at the lake🙋🏼‍♂️

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April 10, 2025,Die Runde ums Wasser mal nicht radelnd 🏃😁

For a change, I didn't run around the water on a racer. It was different than just jogging in and around "Meckerbach" 😉

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Aartal Reservoir Dam – View of Niederweidbach loop from Mudersbach

View of lake in Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

Aartal Lake

Aartalsee Dam