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North Rhine-Westphalia

Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Annakirmesplatz

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Annakirmesplatz

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4.7

(171)

551

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Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Annakirmesplatz

06:30

96.4km

1,010m

Cycling

Hard bike 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 6, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.46 km for 73 m

After 31.5 km for 138 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1.67 km

Stauwehr Lendersdorf

Lake

8.49 km

Rurtal bei Kreuzau

Nature Reserve

11.1 km

Rur

Lake

4

13.3 km

Obermaubach Reservoir

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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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5

15.7 km

Mausauel Rur Bridge

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The bridge was built in 1994 and offers one of the many opportunities to change banks.

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6

25.5 km

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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7

31.1 km

View of Hengebach Castle

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Very nice castle located above Heimbach.
The castle was first mentioned in 1106 as the property of the lords of Hengebach. The castle later fell to the Count of Jülich. …

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8

38.9 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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45.3 km

Beach

Beach

10

52.7 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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53.6 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

57.6 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

13

58.0 km

View of Rursee

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Very nice on the Rursee and worth seeing from all corners and edges.

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14

60.4 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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The cycle path runs directly along the water in many places.

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82.3 km

Staubecken Obermaubach einschließlich Einmündungsbereich der Rur

Nature Reserve

B

96.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

24.3 km

18.9 km

17.5 km

2.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

61.4 km

19.5 km

9.08 km

5.30 km

668 m

489 m

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Thursday 16 July

28°C

16°C

34 %

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Comments

October 6, 2024,Tagesfahrt zum Rursee
From Manheim along the boring federal highway to Düren. From there with Wolle from Tetz to Schwammenauel. Met Heinz there and went around the lake together. Lovely day with nice people.

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Today was a really nice ride. Everything worked out perfectly. We took the train from Aachen to Düren and then boarded the Rurtalbahn directly. The route was well-ridable, sometimes sandy, sometimes asphalt. There are several signposted restrooms and restaurants. Just riding through Düren to the train station was a bit stressful, with heavy traffic and the odd bike path layout.

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Today's tour took us along the Ruruferweg from Obermaubach to Zerkall. At the national gate we drove towards Nideggen-Brück towards the Hetzingen campsite, then we went uphill to Schmidt. Past the Scheidtbaum to Hubertushöhe with a beautiful view of the Rursee. From there we went downhill to Eschauel, Woffelsbach to Rurberg. In Rurberg we crossed the bridge and then went …

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From Zerkall onwards, we were completely lost. Whether the bridge was actually closed, we'll never know. We opted for the route through the forest, which ultimately ended on the plateau. It was a very steep climb, difficult on an e-bike. Then it was all back down again. But there's a fantastic cake garden at the dam. Very nice people there. …

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First of all, I reached the enormous 20,000 kilometers today!! 🔝

Today's tour was done with 3 other Komoot users: with......
@Malu 🌞🌻🚴‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🚣🏼‍♀️
+ @Iris Witt 🥾🚴🏻🏃🏻‍♀️⛷️
+ @Susanne 🚲🌷🍀🌲🌳
A very nice + leisurely tour + with some things I hadn't seen yet, thanks to @Malu's planning 🌞🌻🚴‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️🚣🏼‍♀️


Very relaxed + beautiful + together!! 👍✔️✅️

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The second day of our Rur Riverside Cycle Route was upon us. As an "extra loop," we decided to cycle around the lake a bit, which involved a steep climb. We had to tackle gradients of up to 10%. The view from the top was breathtaking! Our destination for the day was Düren.

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The second day of our tour arrived.
Before heading towards Düren, we decided to travel along the right bank of the Rursee and Obersee lakes to the Urft Dam.
From here, we headed back to Heimbach via the Kermeter.
This trip was definitely worth it, as the view was magnificent.
We reached Düren via Nideggen and Kreuzau.
This was our …

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By 🚲 🚌 to Konzen Bus Station

To the 🐉🚤 Dragon Boat Race in Woffelsbach.

Back = a bit around the Rursee
+ then the Rur to Düren.
By 🚂 back to Aachen!! 👍✔️✅️


We were lucky along the way; it had rained heavily in Woffelsbach, so we took shelter there.
Later, it had rained heavily shortly before the rest …

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