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North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Historic Center of Monschau – Middle Rur Valley loop from Riffelsbachtal

Bike touring routes & trails

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Historic Center of Monschau – Middle Rur Valley loop from Riffelsbachtal

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Historic Center of Monschau – Middle Rur Valley loop from Riffelsbachtal

01:17

18.1km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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4.01 km

Grünental Beer Garden

Highlight • Pub

Grünental has a very long history. Dyeing and spinning mills and other uses existed here as early as the 16th and 17th centuries. Today a young Dutch couple runs the restaurant and it's very homely.
Recommendation: gooseberry meringue

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2

4.74 km

Grünental Guesthouse and Café

Highlight • Cafe

If you come from Monschau you can really turn right here and you drive on a small but feasible path to Gut Grünental. This saves you the tiring mountain on stage.

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3

4.87 km

Gravel path along the Rur

Highlight • Trail

great route with MTB, gravel or trekking bike

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4

9.05 km

Historic Center of Monschau

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful town in western Germany, well worth a visit. It boasts many half-timbered houses and narrow cobblestone streets. Monschau Castle is also worth a visit.

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5

9.23 km

View of Monschau's Old Town from the Aukloster Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can enjoy a wonderful view of Monschau's old town. The Aukloster is now an event venue and can be rented for private celebrations.

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6

11.0 km

Middle Rur Valley

Highlight (Segment) • River

Very nice section on the Rur, like the whole way from Einruhr to Monschau.

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7

16.8 km

Experience Station 4 – Hammer Mill on the Rur

Highlight • Monument

here is adventure station 4 on the RurUfer cycle path, see also here rurufer-radweg.de/erlebnisinstrumente

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8

17.5 km

St. Bartholomäus Church in Hammer

Highlight • Religious Site

This church was built in 1862-63.
You can read a lot more about their history here:
hammer-eifel-geschichte.jimdofree.com/geschichte-des-ortes/geschichte-der-kirche-zu-hammer

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18.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.05 km

5.09 km

3.97 km

3.05 km

Surfaces

6.36 km

4.82 km

3.98 km

2.07 km

586 m

351 m

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Highest point (410 m)

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