Licher See – Sophienhöhe Forest Trails loop from Wanderparkplatz Alt-Lich

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Licher See – Sophienhöhe Forest Trails loop from Wanderparkplatz Alt-Lich

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Licher See – Sophienhöhe Forest Trails loop from Wanderparkplatz Alt-Lich

02:15

7.51km

230m

Hiking

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.21 km

Lake in the Eifel Wind Farm

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Beautiful lake with panoramic views

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1.21 km

Licher See

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There is a small rest area directly at the lake.

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1.39 km

Licher See

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The artificially created “lake” is also called “Licher See”.

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2.29 km

Bench With a View of the Sophienhöhe

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Long bench with a view. Since the trees are constantly growing, it will probably soon be gone. The view is already very limited. There is also an information board.

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2.84 km

View of Sophienhöhe and the Inden open‑pit mine

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Fixed the Hambacher First: aktion.campact.de/kohleaus/hambach-appell/teilnehmen?utm_campaign=%2Fkohleaus%2F&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=rec-lc&utm_term=inside_flow

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4.30 km

Group Bench With View of Elsdorf

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Clear weather would be an advantage for good visibility, in summer it is often too hazy (is that how you write it? LOL)
But on my tour the view was the highlight, the way there was rather boring 🤷🏼‍♂️

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4.62 km

View of the Jülich-Zülpich Börde from Sophienhöhe

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Nice view, also reachable with a short walk

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4.63 km

Sophienhöhe Forest Trails

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The hiking trails on Sophienhöhe are in very good condition. Mostly made of sand or gravel, which is very easy to walk on.

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7.51 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.13 km

382 m

Surfaces

3.10 km

2.88 km

1.53 km

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

15°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

May 8, 2023,Weitblick – Toller Panoramablick Runde von Angelsdorf

This renaturation of an opencast mine by RWE is a paradise. A concert of birds, amphibians and waterfowl. A wide variety of deciduous tree species and shrubs can be found here. Not far is the Hambach opencast mine. Remember the battles with the Greens.

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