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Paulushof Dam

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Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

Paulushof Dam

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Paulushof Dam

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of the Rursee – Rursee and Rurberg loop from Rurberg

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

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2. View of Rursee – Rursee and Rurberg loop from Rurberg

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Panoramic View of Rursee – View of the Rursee loop from Rurberg

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

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JakobusPilger

July 23, 2023

The Paulusdamm near the town of Rurberg separates the (actual) Rursee from the Obersee. The latter begins at Einruhr, where the Rur - coming from Monschau or further up the Belgian Fens - flows into the Obersee. This is a valuable water protection area and supplies many people in the greater Aachen area with drinking water. The Rursee below is also used by many water sports enthusiasts. The banks of the Obersee and Rursee are partly part of the Eifel National Park.

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ROBERT, mit dem Rad & Hund durchs Land.

October 30, 2017

The Rurstausee is located in the Aachen city region and the Düren am Kermeter district between the Heimbach district of Hasenfeld in the northeast, the Nideggen district of Schmidt and the Simmerath district of Rurberg in the southwest. Locations from which access to the reservoir is possible are Heimbach, Rurberg (Obersee), Schmidt-Eschauel, Schwammenauel and Woffelsbach (sorted alphabetically).
The Rurstausee is about 10.6 kilometers long Rur river [4] (at about 5 km [4] as the crow flies between the end of the lake and the dam) when the dam is reached. Then it has about 7.83 km² [1] total area and 203.2 million m³ of storage space. The reservoir root of the water is - above the Obersee - 24 km [1] from the Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel.

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Monique

July 14, 2018

Beautiful paths and views of the Rursee ❤️

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of the Rursee – Rursee and Rurberg loop from Rurberg

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