Dorn-Assenheim Mining Lake – Bergwerksee loop from Dorn-Assenheim

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Dorn-Assenheim Mining Lake – Bergwerksee loop from Dorn-Assenheim

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Dorn-Assenheim Mining Lake – Bergwerksee loop from Dorn-Assenheim

01:11

4.57km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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758 m

Mine Lake

Highlight • Lake

Earlier, Preussen-Elektra mined coal in the open pit. When this was over in the last century, this refuge for fish, birds and humans was created.

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790 m

Reichelsheimer Brown Coal Lake

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Plenty of benches invite you to linger here.

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1.25 km

History of Lignite in Reichelsheim

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1.64 km

Dorn-Assenheim Mining Lake

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Formerly part of the Wetterau lignite mining area. Today an ecologically valuable natural paradise!

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2.07 km

Willow Pavilion at Dorn-Assenheim Mine Lake

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Huge willow pavilion (completed in 2023) with a diameter of over 10 meters.
A great new location on the Bergwerksee ... and an ideal shady resting place (benches available)!
There …

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2.39 km

Mine lake

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The lake was created in the last open pit of the PREUSSENELEKTRA.
Lignite was mined in the Weckesheim, Dorn-Assenheim and Reichelsheim area from 1942 to 1962 in civil engineering and …

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2.61 km

Beautiful path around half the lake with plenty of benches and benches to rest.
Everything makes a very neat impression and invites you to go for a walk and linger...👍
🚲Greetings from the Wetterau...Simone&Michael

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4.57 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.26 km

943 m

908 m

388 m

Surfaces

1.44 km

1.33 km

1.23 km

504 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Sunday 11 October

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Comments

May 19, 2022,Weckesheimer See

Do you feel the same? You live right next to it and you need 52 years until you were there for the first time. A popular place for the last 2 years.

Image 2 always annoys me. Why can't you just take your filter with you?
Otherwise the path was totally clean today, but there are also many garbage cans …

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March 25, 2025,Weckesheimer See

It's just great to see how nature wakes up😍

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March 10, 2025,Weckesheimer See umrundet

Can anyone tell me what kind of animal makes such small "molehills"? (Picture 1) My foot is there for a better idea.

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August 17, 2025,Lieblingssee umrundet

Before we went to the lake, we had a good meal at the fishing pond in Weckesheim. (Unfortunately, we only open in the evening.)

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