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North Rhine-Westphalia
Städteregion Aachen
Einruhr

Obersee at Einruhr – Southern End of the Obersee loop from Einruhr

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Städteregion Aachen
Einruhr

Obersee at Einruhr – Southern End of the Obersee loop from Einruhr

Moderate

4.7

(9)

120

runners

Obersee at Einruhr – Southern End of the Obersee loop from Einruhr

00:33

5.09km

70m

Running

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

Last updated: September 24, 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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Start point

Bus stop

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88 m

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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170 m

Great area for running!

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179 m

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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391 m

Pleushütte Memorial Rest Area

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This memorial does not commemorate war victims, but rather the residents affected by the construction of the dam complex, whose house and farm had to be resettled to higher-lying areas.

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732 m

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2.20 km

St. Michael Bridge

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Once just a narrow wooden footbridge over the wild Rur - today a stable bridge with brick foundations - named after St. Michael.

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4.18 km

Southern End of the Obersee

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The southern end of the Obersee is embedded in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park. There are also several nature reserves in the Rur valley and the side valleys. Here you …

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5.03 km

Here the Erkensruhr flows over a stage rushing into the Rur.

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5.09 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.70 km

215 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.55 km

1.35 km

750 m

394 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (280 m)

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Monday 12 October

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