View of the Rursee – View of Rursee loop from Eiserbachtal mit Nebenbächen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

View of the Rursee – View of Rursee loop from Eiserbachtal mit Nebenbächen

Hard

4.7

(408)

1,276

hikers

View of the Rursee – View of Rursee loop from Eiserbachtal mit Nebenbächen

07:04

25.9km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.73 km

Rursee Lakeside Trail

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🔝 Trail directly above the lake, just wonderful

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8.37 km

Lakeside Trails at the Rursee

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All in all, a very worthwhile hiking area with well-developed trails and great views!

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10.4 km

We started our tour at the Hotel Seehof in Schwammenauel and then hiked to Woffelsbach. From there we took the ship back to Schwammenauel. The tour is then about 14 kilometers long and ideal for a beautiful late summer day.

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12.5 km

Viewpoint

12.9 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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13.2 km

Bench with a view of the Rursee

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Many benches to rest at the Rursee

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16.0 km

Rur Dam at the Rursee

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This view over the Rursee from the dam is wonderful

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18.7 km

View of the Rur Reservoir

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Great tour in nice weather

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25.3 km

Rursee and Rurberg

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From here you can change from one boat to the other and take the big lake tour, take a nice break or enjoy the view on a bench.

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25.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

6.96 km

1.79 km

863 m

159 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

6.95 km

2.80 km

1.30 km

1.25 km

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

4°C

30 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

March 22, 2022,Rursee die Große

Wow, today was (again) perfect weather! Today I finally had to do the big round. My feet are broken, but I'm happy and content. 😊🌼🌱☀️

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May 2, 2025,Rursee (Eifel) 2025

Yesterday, in beautiful weather, a large group (6 two-legged friends plus 2 four-legged friends) hiked around the beautiful Rursee lake in the Eifel region.

There was plenty to see and discover – a purely enjoyable hike at a leisurely pace.

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October 4, 2024,Große Rursee-Runde

A really nice loop around the lake, with some really great path sections, but also some long, rather monotonous sections. But we still really enjoyed it. The Eifel is and remains top notch 🤗

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April 24, 2025,Von Rurberg Seeufer nach Rursee und Rurberg

A very beautiful route, but the detour at the beginning was poorly signposted due to the current construction work. Furthermore, there's a parking fee of €6.50 per day.

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November 20, 2021,Nationalpark Eifel: Runde um den Rursee

On Saturday it was once around the Rursee. The first northern part was new to me, I have already walked the southern path in the other direction, but part of a loop through the Kermeter.

The weather was pleasant, not wet, but consistently overcast. Not particularly good photo weather. Nevertheless, many pictures came together again.

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December 2, 2023,XL-Winterwanderung um den Haupt-Rurstausee in der Eifel ab Staumauer

After a busy week working from home with too little exercise and too many calories, I really wanted to go on this XL winter hike around the Rurstausee.

In the large parking lot in front of the Hotel Seehof you can park for free in winter and start your hike. This morning it was still quite cold in this region, …

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March 27, 2025,Rund um den RURSEE, #IronLakeChallengeNRW

In the town of Rurberg, the Eiserbach dam and the lakeshore are closed due to construction. The official detour for the lakeshore leads via "Ginsterley" and "Bollard."
(If you don't want to walk over the construction site 🙈)

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March 16, 2025,Rursee und Rurberg – Rursee Runde von Hasenfeld

😊🥾🥾 I completed my 200th recorded tour today.
It was really worth it. Circumnavigating the Rursee was on my to-do list for this year...👌 I'm glad I did it today. It wasn't difficult, except for the section from Eschauel up to Simonsley... but it does offer a wonderful view of the lake. I can highly recommend it.
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