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Fischbachtal Trail – Rur Valley view loop from Heimbach

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Heimbach

Fischbachtal Trail – Rur Valley view loop from Heimbach

Hard

4.6

(435)

1,341

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Fischbachtal Trail – Rur Valley view loop from Heimbach

06:10

20.4km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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2.47 km

Fischbachtal Trail

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The Fischbach Valley is a beautiful section of the trail. We hiked the valley up to the Eichelberg and down from the Kohnental today.
Beautiful in autumn, but still a …

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5.80 km

Rur Valley view

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A great part of the trail, you feel like you are in alpine terrain 🤗

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10.1 km

Herbstbach / Steinbach

Nature Reserve

14.0 km

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

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The hydropower plant from 1905 draws its water from the Urft Dam and was once the largest storage hydropower plant in Europe. The power plant building is now a listed building and can be viewed on guided tours.

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14.2 km

Heimbach Dam and Rur River Loop

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From the circular path around the Heimbach barrage you have very beautiful views of the lake.

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17.2 km

View of the Heimbach Reservoir

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One of many very beautiful vantage points.

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17.6 km

View of the Rursee from Meuchelberg

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Great view with the Rursee in the distance.

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20.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.12 km

5.61 km

4.27 km

2.91 km

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.04 km

5.51 km

5.49 km

1.12 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Tuesday 7 July

23°C

17°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

January 18, 2025,Plan B: Heimbach

A round trip with Heimbach was never on my to-do list until yesterday evening. Who knows what possessed me to swap it for a planned Ahr round trip or to create one🤔.
Anyway: There was enough to see - the fog cleared, albeit reluctantly, at some point and there were also nice paths (some of them really rustic). Stopping off …

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December 19, 2021,Kleine Heimbachrunde

Today a little round of the Eifel around Heimbach. It was nice 😍

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November 11, 2021,Highlights Heimbach

... and "lowlights".
15 km and 690 meters in altitude
🙂
From the old waterworks it was first on footbridges and paths along the reservoir and finally, high up on the Meuchelberg, to put down a few meters in altitude for the first time and enjoy some beautiful views.
But what is the Meuchelberg compared to the Bildchesberg, which scored …

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November 3, 2024,Staubecken Heimbach – Aussichtspunkt Meuchelberg Runde von Hasenfeld

Being so lucky with the weather is almost outrageous. I extended the actual tour via Mariawald Abbey. Unfortunately, the network was gone, so only a line appears on the map. Wonderful paths, beautiful views. I took the path from Heimbach to Eifel Blick via the trail, so you need to be sure-footed.

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December 17, 2021,Heimbach unsicher machen mit Conny 😊👍

It's always nice around Heimbach, even in cloudy weather. Preparations for the Charles Dickens Christmas market were underway at the castle, which is definitely worth seeing.

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October 25, 2024,Rund um Heimbach im Nationalpark Eifel

On the penultimate day of our Eifel vacation, we made a detour to the northern part of the Rursee. We went to the beautiful town of Heimbach with the following special eye-catchers: Hengebach Castle, Mariawald Abbey, Art Nouveau power station, Eifel Gate, Heimbach reservoir. And of course, there is a lot of Eifel National Park all around.

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Fischbachtal Trail – Rur Valley view loop from Heimbach

Fischbachtal Trail

Rur Valley view

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

Heimbach Dam and Rur River Loop

View of the Heimbach Reservoir

View of the Rursee from Meuchelberg

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