Gut Merberich – Weir on the Rur loop from Eschweiler-Weisweiler

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Gut Merberich – Weir on the Rur loop from Eschweiler-Weisweiler

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Gut Merberich – Weir on the Rur loop from Eschweiler-Weisweiler

02:11

36.6km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 90 m for 1 m

After 36.5 km for 1 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.05 km

View of Sophienhöhe

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View of the Sophienhöhe. Unfortunately not a natural product, but just the dump of coal mining

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2.78 km

Gut Merberich

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Already in Roman times people settled in the area of today's spacious complex. In the 14th century it was re-established as a knight's seat on the foundations of a Roman …

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8.45 km

View of the Vordereifel and RWE Open-Pit Mine near Mariahof

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Wonderful panorama of the Vordereifel

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9.74 km

Derichsweiler Orchard

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Orchard with beautiful old apple trees.

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10.7 km

Abandoned Railway Track in the Eifel

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Here the rails of an old railway line with the wooden planks are clearly visible.

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16.5 km

View of the Rur River from Lendersdorf Bridge

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Always worth a visit, especially when the weather is nice! Mostly not too busy, so you can ride a bike well.

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16.9 km

Weir on the Rur

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Very nice hiking section along the Rur. Just close your eyes and listen to the rush of the water as it flows over the weirs.

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18.8 km

Allee at the Niederau/Düren Animal Shelter

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Woe to man if even a single animal sits in the Last Judgment.
Christian Morgenstern (1871 - 1914)

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36.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

11.5 km

6.76 km

4.47 km

2.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

5.15 km

4.89 km

611 m

257 m

200 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

18°C

9°C

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Comments

May 18, 2025,Langerwehe - Derichsweiler - Kreuzau zum Eis essen und zurück.

We were spontaneously invited to eat ice cream on our bike tour from Langerwehe via Derichsweiler to Kreuzau 🍧🍨🍦@

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Gut Merberich – Weir on the Rur loop from Eschweiler-Weisweiler

View of Sophienhöhe

Gut Merberich

View of the Vordereifel and RWE Open-Pit Mine near Mariahof

Derichsweiler Orchard

Abandoned Railway Track in the Eifel

View of the Rur River from Lendersdorf Bridge

Weir on the Rur

Allee at the Niederau/Düren Animal Shelter

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