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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Heimbach

Obersee at Einruhr – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Rur Dam

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Heimbach

Obersee at Einruhr – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Rur Dam

Hard

4.8

(4)

210

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Obersee at Einruhr – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Rur Dam

04:26

63.0km

1,210m

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: March 26, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 52.5 km for 151 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.92 km

Kermeter

Forest

17.4 km

Panzerstraße to Vogelsang

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Panzerstraße is made of concrete slabs, but it is easy to drive on.

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24.3 km

Obersee at Einruhr

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The non-navigable part of the Obersee is a little out of sight, but it is still a beautiful piece of nature. On the way from Obersee to Monschau, the cycle path first passes it.

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24.4 km

View of Obersee

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The non-navigable part of the Obersee is less noticed, but no less beautiful.

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38.1 km

View of the Eifel Valleys

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As the name indicates...

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42.4 km

Viewpoint

51.0 km

View of Heimbach Castle from the bridge

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Has something relaxed the Rur

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51.5 km

View of Hengebach Castle

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Very nice castle located above Heimbach.
The castle was first mentioned in 1106 as the property of the lords of Hengebach. The castle later fell to the Count of Jülich. …

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52.2 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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54.2 km

On September 15, 2018, Mariawald—the last Trappist monastery in Germany—was dissolved. The abbey had been under the care of the Vatican's Congregation for Religious Affairs since 2014. The monastery was …

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63.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.7 km

12.1 km

11.0 km

3.86 km

3.54 km

785 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.9 km

2.24 km

1.13 km

383 m

305 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Obersee at Einruhr – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Rur Dam

Panzerstraße to Vogelsang

Obersee at Einruhr

View of Obersee

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View of Heimbach Castle from the bridge

View of Hengebach Castle

Heimbach Castle and the Violinist Statue

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