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Schleiden

Urft Dam with Views of Obersee and Urftsee

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Schleiden

Urft Dam with Views of Obersee and Urftsee

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Urft Dam with Views of Obersee and Urftsee

Name: Urft Dam with Views of Obersee and Urftsee
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Nationalpark Eifel

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen – Urft Reservoir Trail loop from Einruhr

14.0km

04:06

350m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. View of the Rursee – Ordensburg Vogelsang loop from Einruhr

24.1km

07:04

650m

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3. Dreiborn Plateau – St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen loop from Einruhr

15.0km

04:14

320m

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

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JakobusPilger

October 30, 2025

The northern Eifel region, crisscrossed by numerous rivers, is ideally suited as a water reservoir. The Rur River, for example, originates in Belgium, and from Einruhr to Rurberg, the Obersee (Upper Lake) is dammed. From Rurberg to Schwammenauel, the Rurtalsperre (Rur Dam) forms part of this network, and the proverbial "third element" is the Urft Dam, visible here, located northeast of Einruhr above the Obersee. A hike around the Obersee (a distance of approximately 16 kilometers) leads across the Urft Dam.

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Jörg Schnitzler 😃🎶😉

June 9, 2025

The dam is very impressive, as is the view of the Urftsee and Obersee. The Urft Dam is the only one I know with three towers. There's a sign on the side of the restaurant explaining how the dam works.

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Uwe Armbrecht

June 22, 2025

Above the Urft reservoir, the benches invite you to linger.

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Elevation 400 m

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Location: Schleiden, Euskirchen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Urft Dam with Views of Obersee and Urftsee

1. St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen – Urft Reservoir Trail loop from Einruhr

2. View of the Rursee – Ordensburg Vogelsang loop from Einruhr

3. Dreiborn Plateau – St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen loop from Einruhr

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