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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Nideggen

Southern End of the Obersee – Benches with a View of the Rursee loop from Abenden

Routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Nideggen

Southern End of the Obersee – Benches with a View of the Rursee loop from Abenden

Hard

5.0

(1)

13

riders

Southern End of the Obersee – Benches with a View of the Rursee loop from Abenden

07:47

116km

2,090m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 44.8 km for 90 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.09 km

View of the Buntsandstein cliffs near Abenden

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From here you have a great view of the colorful stone cliffs of the Rur. This is a nature reserve that can be hiked. But the view is also great.

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9.07 km

Staubecken Heimbach

Lake

3

15.2 km

With the construction of the Rurtalsperre 1934-1938 and its expansion 1955-1959, a large part of the old Woffelsbach in the Rursee disappeared. At the same time, tourism in Woffelsbach began, …

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44.8 km

Dreistegen

Ruins

5

46.6 km

Monschau is one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. The small town is located near the border with Belgium and is best known for its medieval town center. The …

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49.4 km

Mittleres Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Pferdsley und Wiselsley

Nature Reserve

57.1 km

Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Uhusley

Nature Reserve

8

61.8 km

The RurUfer cycle path is a long-distance cycle path that runs from the source in the High Fens near Botrange in Belgium through the Eifel to the mouth of the …

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9

62.6 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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72.1 km

Woffelsbach is located approx. 3 km north of Rurberg am Rursee in the network system of the Rurtalsperre and approx. 9 km south-east of the Schwammenauel dam (outflow of the …

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11

74.2 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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75.1 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

13

109 km

View of the Kall Valley

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Beautiful and often flat passages.

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116 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.3 km

22.7 km

19.2 km

17.3 km

874 m

462 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

63.5 km

21.3 km

14.9 km

14.3 km

1.56 km

347 m

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Friday 24 July

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June 24, 2023,RUREIFEL - Fettochino
Today we went to the Rursee in the beautiful Eifel. The round will
offered by the Düren Tourist Office and is called "Fettochino". In our variant, we have left out two cycle paths on the road.

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