Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Wolfs- und Wollebachtal

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Städteregion Aachen

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Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Wolfs- und Wollebachtal

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Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Wolfs- und Wollebachtal

04:33

62.2km

790m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.01 km

Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

Nature Reserve

6.35 km

Benches with a View of the Rursee

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Great view to Woffelsbach and here the path is paved.

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7.26 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

11.2 km

Viewpoint

11.6 km

Beautiful trail with a view of the Rursee

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Very nice on the Rursee and worth seeing from all corners and edges.

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14.0 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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The cycle path runs directly along the water in many places.

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14.7 km

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

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With a height of almost 70 meters, the dam is one of the highest in Germany and correspondingly large is the Rursee behind it. The dam was built mainly to …

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17.5 km

Staubecken Heimbach

Lake

19.7 km

Heimbach Castle and the Violinist Statue

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Heimbach is a place directly on the Rur and only a few meters from the Rursee. The place impresses with its historic city center. Small cafes, restaurants and shops complete …

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47.1 km

Urft Riverside Trail

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An absolutely impressive path. If you only drive to the dam wall, it is absolutely flat. Many hikers can be expected on weekends.

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51.1 km

View of the Victor-Neels Bridge

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... jipp ... as Guido already aptly writes ... after the bridge the named after a former Belgian colonel and commander of the garrison bridge ... go with 16 per …

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53.1 km

View of Vogelsang IP and Lake Urft

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Here you cycle along the Urftsee with a view of the former NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang. The place reinvents itself today and sets an example against the Nazi crimes. As an “International …

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62.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.5 km

13.3 km

8.09 km

5.71 km

1.58 km

115 m

Surfaces

29.9 km

13.3 km

10.5 km

5.76 km

2.07 km

728 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Sunday 25 October

10°C

6°C

52 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

June 19, 2024,19.06.2024: 60 Komma 5, Eifel, Kall und Uferradweg der Urft 🚴

On my tour to Blankenheim I turned off towards Kall - as planned - and from there I made a long circuit around the Rursee and the Urft dam. I had a nice coffee break opposite the pilgrimage church in Heimbach. I recommend enjoying a soup of the day there. The view of the former Ordensburg Vogelsang from the Urft …

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