Diefenbach Pond – Beautiful path along the lake loop from Hohwarte

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Diefenbach Pond – Beautiful path along the lake loop from Hohwarte

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Diefenbach Pond – Beautiful path along the lake loop from Hohwarte

02:10

8.36km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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489 m

Diefenbach Pond

Highlight • Lake

The Diefenbach Pond covers 75 hectares and is one of the must-see sites along the aquatic Maginot Line. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife. It's not uncommon …

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566 m

Bench With Lake View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice rest area with a great view of the lake

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584 m

Fitness Area at Lake Puttelange-aux-Lacs

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can do sports and enjoy the great view of the lake

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657 m

Old Reservoir of the Étang de Diefenbach

Highlight • Structure

A beautiful piece of nature

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770 m

Bench by the Trail

Highlight • Rest Area

3.29 km

Étang de Diefenbach

Lake

4.91 km

Diefenbach Pond

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5.79 km

Forêt de Puttelange

Forest

7.04 km

Beautiful path along the lake

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Nice path at the edge of the lake.

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8.36 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.93 km

2.83 km

859 m

743 m

Surfaces

4.16 km

3.72 km

450 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

8°C

3°C

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Comments

May 2, 2025,Iron Lake Challenge "World" - See Diefenbach - Puttelange-aux-Lacs/Frankreich

This lake is located near the small town of Puttelange-aux-Lacs in France.
It is also part of the "Maginot Line," an extensive flooding system designed to create a natural barrier for advancing German troops during World War II.
This defensive structure slowed the German advance to the battle of June 14, 1940, the Saar Breakthrough.

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August 12, 2025,Autour de l’étang🦆💦🦢🌳🎣🌿(Diefenbach)

🌞Early this morning with Lia 🐾we took a little walk to the Diefenbach pond, a route mainly on the shaded paths of the forest.. 🌳🌳Former leisure pond now mainly dedicated to fishing 🎣, I was able to listen to the geese 🪿 cackling and the ducks 🦆 quacking.. A short country passage for the return, it is already very hot …

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