Tour 7: ‘Calm water’ Bütgenbach – hiking in East Belgium

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Tour 7: ‘Calm water’ Bütgenbach – hiking in East Belgium

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Tour 7: ‘Calm water’ Bütgenbach – hiking in East Belgium

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10.9km

50m

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You are after an active day? Then the lake of Bütgenbach is just right for you. Here you can go fishing, sailing, swimming, canoeing, windsurfing and of course hiking. How about starting a varied day with a ten-kilometer tour around the lake? Let's start in Worriken.

You wander along the…

by Ostbelgien

Last updated: June 5, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel des Hautes-Fagnes – Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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186 m

Bütgenbach Lake Beach

Highlight • Beach

At Bütgenbacher See you can roll out your towel on a 150-meter long sandy beach. The beach is open in the months of July and August in the sun daily …

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2.07 km

Bütgenbach Dam

Highlight • Monument

There are many dam walls, there are higher, wider, more powerful ones than this one. This is not a superlative, but still unique. Rarely do you get so much insight into the technology and architecture of a dam.

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8.07 km

Warche River

Highlight • River

A beautiful section on a circular hike on the Bütgenbacher See.

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.46 km

4.87 km

327 m

163 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

454 m

142 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

10°C

3°C

33 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

June 14, 2023,Bütgenbacher See au départ du parking de Hotel du Lac Bütgenbach...10,5 km

Departure and arrival at the Hôtel du Lac car park in Butgenbach.
Comments are useless, the pictures speak for themselves.
Easy and pleasant course under a summer temperature.
Only happiness ..... Good ride.

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April 6, 2025,🇧🇪20250406 - Genusstour 7 - Bütgenbach „Still ruht der See“ 🌞🌟🌟🌟

Today we went on a beautiful hike around Lake Bütgenbach with @UlRa. 🤩
We were able to relax and enjoy the beautiful nature and delicious food. It was a perfect day for hiking. 🌞☕🍰🥗🥩🍻

P.S. Komoot had a few glitches again today. It was interrupted once, and some of the pictures aren't where they should be. 🤷🏼‍♂️

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May 9, 2024,Runde um den Bütgenbacher See

Walked around Lake Bütgenbach in beautiful weather. Lovely little paths with lots of views of the lake, little bays to relax in and a very idyllic stretch over wooden footbridges.

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January 23, 2022,Rund um den See - Bütgenbach

Ideal on a gray day. A little snow and a beautiful lake.

Lake Bütgenbach is a Belgian reservoir on the River Warche. The lake is located on the territory of the municipality of Bütgenbach and covers an area of 120 hectares. The dam was constructed from 1929 to 1932 and has a height of 23 m.

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July 31, 2026,Bütgenbacher See

Circumnavigating Bütgenbacher See was a bit of everything over 10km.
Wide paths, dirt tracks, short climbs, boardwalks, dead silence, crowded spots and an MTB rider who overtook us at least 4 times.

On the way back, the Polo wanted fuel,
after yesterday's parking experience, we confidently headed for an automatic gas station.
A hint that the promised instructions at the …

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October 1, 2023,🇧🇪 Stausee Bütgenbach

Thank you very much Karin for the beautiful inspiration 😉

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June 17, 2024,Tour 7: "Het meer is stil" Bütgenbach – wandelen in Oost-België

The part on the other side of the dam is a piece of beautiful nature

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July 13, 2023,Wanderung um den Bütgenbacher See

A lot of water sports are practiced on the reservoir near Büttgenbach. Boy scouts are also out and about here a lot. The tour around the lake is varied and always offers different views of the water. The water felt surprisingly warm (mid-July) and is suitable for bathing.
The dam wall is accessible and quite impressive.

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May 1, 2019

You are after an active day? Then the lake of Bütgenbach is just right for you. Here you can go fishing, sailing, swimming, canoeing, windsurfing and of course hiking. How about starting a varied day with a ten-kilometer tour around the lake? Let's start in Worriken.
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You wander along the bank of the reservoir

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