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Old Rurarm

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Cologne District

Heinsberg

Wassenberg

Old Rurarm

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Old Rurarm

Name: Old Rurarm
Rating: 2

Recommended by 18 hikers

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Location: Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Rur Weir and Bridge – Rur, old branch loop from Effeld

13.1km

03:18

20m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Waldsee Effeld – View of Effelder Waldsee loop from Steinkirchen

7.58km

01:55

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Effelder Forest Lake – View of Waldsee Effeld loop from Effeld

6.87km

01:44

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🚶‍♀️Irma 🥾

May 30, 2021

After the Rur has been straightened, the old course of the river has partly remained. After finally realizing that industrialization is not always an advantage, nature has left the decision to determine the course itself. It wasn't a bad idea. A paradise for animals and birds has now emerged on the old arm of the Rur.

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Anneke B.

October 15, 2023

The old rudder arm is a cut off part of the rudder. A paradise for birds, animals and plants. It's a pity that you can't see it well from the path due to the dense vegetation

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Oliver🌍

February 21, 2024

Along the Rur River, there are still several oxbow lakes with a rich flora and fauna. The banks are covered with poplars and woody plants, predominantly hazel and hawthorn bushes, and surrounded by meadows and pastures. Reed beds, many species of rushes and sedges, the marsh iris, and the wolf's bane grow along the banks of the river or its oxbow lakes.
The whitethroat, and in some oxbow lakes also the nightingale, the kingfisher, the willow warbler, and the cuckoo, are some of the numerous bird species that live here. Cormorants are migratory birds in the winter or even overwinter.
Numerous insect species are represented. Of particular note is the rare demoiselle damselfly.

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Wassenberg, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Old Rurarm

1. Rur Weir and Bridge – Rur, old branch loop from Effeld

2. View of Waldsee Effeld – View of Effelder Waldsee loop from Steinkirchen

3. Effelder Forest Lake – View of Waldsee Effeld loop from Effeld

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