Obersee at Einruhr – Urft Riverside Trail loop from Dreiborn

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Obersee at Einruhr – Urft Riverside Trail loop from Dreiborn

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Obersee at Einruhr – Urft Riverside Trail loop from Dreiborn

03:09

43.0km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

3.15 km

Patersweiher östlich Dreiborn

Nature Reserve

5.53 km

Panzerstraße to Vogelsang

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Panzerstraße is made of concrete slabs, but it is easy to drive on.

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12.0 km

Obersee at Einruhr

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The non-navigable part of the Obersee is a little out of sight, but it is still a beautiful piece of nature. On the way from Obersee to Monschau, the cycle path first passes it.

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12.1 km

View of Obersee

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The non-navigable part of the Obersee is less noticed, but no less beautiful.

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17.1 km

The Paulushofdamm separates the Obersee from the Rursee. From here you can hike or cycle left on the Rursee in the direction of the Schwammenauel dam or right on the Urftseerandweg to the Urftsee dam.

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18.4 km

View of the Obersee

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The Obersee is a very beautiful lake from every corner and edge and invites you to linger.

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23.8 km

View of Vogelsang IP and Lake Urft

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Here you cycle along the Urftsee with a view of the former NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang. The place reinvents itself today and sets an example against the Nazi crimes. As an “International …

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25.8 km

View of the Victor-Neels Bridge

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... jipp ... as Guido already aptly writes ... after the bridge the named after a former Belgian colonel and commander of the garrison bridge ... go with 16 per …

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29.8 km

Urft Riverside Trail

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An absolutely impressive path. If you only drive to the dam wall, it is absolutely flat. Many hikers can be expected on weekends.

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43.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

10.3 km

5.73 km

2.45 km

2.41 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.1 km

9.21 km

8.21 km

3.63 km

839 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

8°C

2°C

18 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

July 2, 2022,kleine Rurseerunde

Bubbling Eifel streams, dense deciduous and coniferous forests, idyllic valleys and extensive mountain ranges invite you to discover them on various cycle paths.

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