Versetalsperre Lakeside Trail – View from the Gasmert loop from Herveler Bachtal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Herscheid

Versetalsperre Lakeside Trail – View from the Gasmert loop from Herveler Bachtal

Moderate

4.6

(158)

490

hikers

Versetalsperre Lakeside Trail – View from the Gasmert loop from Herveler Bachtal

03:02

11.1km

180m

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 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.41 km

Bench With View of the Reservoir

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Bench overlooking the dam

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1.88 km

Bench with a view of the Verse Reservoir

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A place to rest, with a wonderful view of the verses.

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4.27 km

Klamer Bridge (Versetal Bridge) over the Verse Reservoir

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The Klärme or Versetal bridge impressively spans the Versetal valley and is a striking structure above the dam. From here, there are wide views over the surrounding forests and the …

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4.63 km

View of the Verse Reservoir

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View of the Versetalsperre

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6.14 km

Versetalsperre Lakeside Trail

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beautiful path at the Versetalsperre

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9.25 km

Gasmert trailhead parking

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Parking is always accessible

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9.54 km

View from the Gasmert

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The view from the Gasmert is always beautiful no matter what time of year.
Small green or sometimes white hills create the atmosphere here.

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10.7 km

Bench with a view of Nieder-Holte and Nordhelle

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Beautiful place under a tree with bench and wonderful views.

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11.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

712 m

180 m

Surfaces

6.78 km

1.87 km

1.09 km

858 m

454 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

3°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

January 11, 2026,Rundwanderung im Winter-Wander-Land an der Versetalsperre zwischen Lüdenscheid und Herscheid

With weather like this, we simply had to go for a hike. So our route took us back to the Verse Dam, this time over the hills towards Herscheid. We found a fantastic winter landscape there with beautiful views of the Sauerland region. This hike was truly a delight.

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February 7, 2026,Gasmert🏡 - Uferrandweg💦 ab Parkplatz Versetalsperre🅿️ 🥾🥾

Although my persistent knee problems are proving stubborn and annoying 🙁, I wanted to try a hike on Saturday morning. Since we had chosen a manageable loop with a moderate level of difficulty, this offered a chance to finally get out on foot 👣 with my wife Kordia after a long time.

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February 12, 2022,An der schönen Versetalsperre

Enjoyed the great sunshine on a hike. Start and finish was the parking lot at the Versetalsperre. We followed this about halfway. Then up the mountain to get to a beautiful mountain trail. With great foresight. By the way, there are delicious big cream puffs to eat in the Gasthaus Vedder. And at the beginning of the village there is …

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