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Obermaubach Reservoir – View of the Nideggen Cliffs loop from Obermaubach

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Obermaubach Reservoir – View of the Nideggen Cliffs loop from Obermaubach

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Obermaubach Reservoir – View of the Nideggen Cliffs loop from Obermaubach

04:39

16.2km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Train Station

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168 m

Obermaubach Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

A truly lovely spot for a break. From here you have a wonderful view over the reservoir. For a light snack or a delicious coffee, I recommend Café Fink near …

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2.47 km

Obermaubach Forest Chapel and view over the Obermaubach Reservoir

Highlight • Religious Site

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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5.27 km

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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6.40 km

Hindenburg Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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6.96 km

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

Highlight • Natural Monument

Along the way there are several imposing sandstone formations, some of which are as high as a house and are used as climbing areas, which can be easily recognized by the white magnesium powder stains and the embedded hooks.

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7.22 km

View of the Nideggen Cliffs

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the rocks.

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8.38 km

Large Sandstone Rock on the Unraspfad

Highlight • Natural Monument

The interesting formations formed by the red sandstone cliffs here are not man-made. Nature was the architect, piling up rocks here over the course of Earth's history and partially smoothing them down again through erosion—a perpetual process.

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10.8 km

River Rur

Highlight • River

beautiful surroundings and wonderful hiking trails

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15.4 km

Staubecken Obermaubach einschließlich Einmündungsbereich der Rur

Nature Reserve

16.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.60 km

4.36 km

2.73 km

1.67 km

758 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

4.81 km

4.71 km

898 m

553 m

258 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

22°C

16°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

March 30, 2024,Nideggen 🇩🇪rondtocht

The Hindenburgtor is a striking Buntsandsteinfels (rock formation) in the Nideggen region of the Eifel, Germany. Here are some interesting facts about the Hindenburgtor:
The rock of the Hindenburgtor was formed in the Triassic period, about 220 million years ago, from schutgeröll and sand. The rivers that flowed from the mountainous areas into the valleys brought sand, gravel and clay …

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December 19, 2021,Berge, Bäche und Bullen- Obermaubach bis Nideggen

Hike from Obermaubach to Niedeggen, first along the mountains, back along the Rur.
Highlights are: stop for coffee and cake and enjoy beautiful views on the meadows along the Rur

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June 25, 2022,Wanderung bei Burg Nideggen🥾🏰🌤

Traveling alone again today. I started at a restaurant. There are also a few parking spaces. At the beginning of the tour it went up a whole piece of mountain. Once at the top you have a really great view 😊 you always walk nicely through the forest until you eventually get back to the parking lot via dirt roads. …

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August 25, 2021,Von Nideggen nach Obermaubach und zurück

Varied round along red sandstone cliffs and water with sensational views

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June 19, 2025,🇩🇪 Obermaubach zur Burg Nideggen

The view and highlights are worth seeing. For this route, however, I recommend sturdy footwear to ensure you have a sure footing. I fell on my bottom once and tripped 4-5 times.

But in a nutshell, simply breathtaking. It was worth it.

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July 2, 2022,Nordeifel: Buntsandstein zwischen Nideggen und Obermaubach

On Saturday we went to the Buntsandsteinfelsen near Nideggen.

Some paths were already overgrown, some with stinging nettles and blackberries. But you can get through 😅.

I skipped the view from Nideggen Castle this time after a sweaty ascent.

Have fun with the pictures and descriptions 😊.

𝘏𝘪𝘯𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘴 𝘻𝘶 𝘗𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘻𝘦𝘯-, 🐛 𝘛𝘪𝘦𝘳- 𝘶𝘯𝘥 🍄:
The names are only a small …

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August 1, 2022,#eifelliebe - Zerkall - Burg Nideggen - Buntsteinfelsen - Waldkapelle

With a lot of Eifel love on the way. From Zerkall train station towards Nideggen. Always with the castle in front of me, I quickly gain altitude. There must be good food up here because there is a current star. Unfortunately, today is Monday and therefore a rest day and so this curse will accompany me the whole way. I …

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May 21, 2026,Rureifel: Felsen- und Burgentour Nideggen

Today we went hiking on the northern border of the Rureifel in the village of Nideggen. There we first took a look at the old town center and then explored the large castle in detail. Then we went on our hike, which actually offered numerous views and a contemplative section in the Rurtal valley. We found Obermaubach as a village …

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Obermaubach Reservoir – View of the Nideggen Cliffs loop from Obermaubach

Obermaubach Reservoir

Obermaubach Forest Chapel and view over the Obermaubach Reservoir

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

Hindenburg Gate

Rock formations and viewpoints at Glatte Wand

View of the Nideggen Cliffs

Large Sandstone Rock on the Unraspfad

River Rur

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