Rur Riverside Trail – Hindenburg Gate loop from Lendersdorf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rur Riverside Trail – Hindenburg Gate loop from Lendersdorf

Hard

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Rur Riverside Trail – Hindenburg Gate loop from Lendersdorf

08:09

29.3km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Rurtal bei Kreuzau

Burgauer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.98 km

Rur Riverside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A really beautiful hiking and cycling trail along the Rur, which offers idyllic views of the river again and again.

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4.55 km

Weiher

Lake

5.37 km

Rur

Lake

8.70 km

Engelsblick – View of the Obermaubach Reservoir

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Aurora is the name given to this area where the hills stand.

Some of them are still interspersed with ore, which was deposited there as waste rock from the old mine.

And as a viewpoint, it's simply wonderful.

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10.6 km

Obermaubach Forest Chapel and view over the Obermaubach Reservoir

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Magnificent view of the Rur Valley and the reservoir.
The forest chapel was built between 1994 and 1996 by the Obermaubach working group and is open to visitors.
This "Eifel-Bick" …

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11.9 km

View of the Rur Valley and the Obermaubach Reservoir from Kuhkopf

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The Eifelblick "Kuhkopf" provides an excellent view of the reservoir of Obermaubach, Bergstein, Rurtal and with a clear view to the Venn.

The weatherproof shelter is suitable for a rest in any weather!

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13.2 km

Kickley

Peak

13.5 km

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

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Beautiful rock formations made of red sandstone. The red sandstone cliffs in the Rur Valley have been under nature protection since 1999. Eagle owls have been breeding here again for …

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14.7 km

Hindenburg Gate

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The Hindenburg Gate is a colorful sandstone rock. The rock was created in the Triassic during the period of Buntsandstein about 220 million years ago from rubble and sand. The …

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15.2 km

Rurtalblick

Viewpoint

15.5 km

View of Nideggen Castle

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There are numerous vantage points of the castle and the surrounding area on this beautiful stretch of the route.

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17.2 km

Nideggen Castle

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The castle ruins on Buntsandsteinfelsen high above the Rurtal is a real highlight of any tour to Nideggen.

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29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

5.58 km

3.53 km

1.92 km

340 m

Surfaces

10.8 km

5.21 km

5.19 km

5.11 km

2.25 km

511 m

176 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

7°C

-2°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2022,Ultramarsch Community Wanderung 🚶‍♀️🚶🥾💚 - Düren 🔁 Nideggen

Great hike 😍 together with ultra march and mammoth march enthusiasts.
Planned by @Koelner InFettehenne, numerous highlights awaited us and the weather was just great.☀️👍

Started in Düren, our destination was Nideggen.
Past Burgau Castle, where the swan 🦢 inspired us the most, we continued past the Obermaubach 💦 reservoir.
Our way led along the Buntsandsteinroute and thus through the …

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