Rursee Loop Trail – Lake Rur loop from Nideggen-Brück

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Nideggen

Rursee Loop Trail – Lake Rur loop from Nideggen-Brück

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Rursee Loop Trail – Lake Rur loop from Nideggen-Brück

03:44

43.9km

890m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 28.8 km for 257 m

After 32.8 km for 282 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.5 km

Staubecken Heimbach

Lake

24.5 km

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

Highlight • Monument

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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26.3 km

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

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With a height of almost 70 meters, the dam is one of the highest in Germany and correspondingly large is the Rursee behind it. The dam was built mainly to …

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26.6 km

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel

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Nice place for a break

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27.0 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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

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27.5 km

Lake Rur

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As the second largest dam in Germany, the Rursee is impressively large and always beautiful 👍.

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28.7 km

Flow Trail Descent to Rursee

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The section is on the MTB Tour "J" of Freifahrt-Eifel.de. Tour is (almost) signposted. Tip: drive tour counterclockwise, then you have the most beautiful trails downhill.

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29.3 km

View of the Rursee

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Great area around the Rursee.

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39.1 km

Schlehbachtal mit Kaldenbach

Nature Reserve

42.3 km

View of Hetzingen and Abenden

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Foresight towards Hetzingen / evenings 👍👀💨

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43.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.9 km

6.98 km

4.89 km

2.23 km

868 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

14.7 km

6.12 km

6.04 km

1.94 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

22°C

7°C

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Comments

October 31, 2021,Mountainbike-Tour

No way .... Easy round ... 🤔🤢😖 Requires very good physical condition and driving experience ... Not recommended for beginners!

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December 3, 2024,Boucle Kraftwerk Heimbach – Rurseeblick Schwammenauel au départ de Nideggen-Brück

Long loop with some nice climbs. Not very fun parts but nice scenery.

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Rursee Loop Trail – Lake Rur loop from Nideggen-Brück

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel

Rursee Loop Trail

Lake Rur

Flow Trail Descent to Rursee

View of the Rursee

View of Hetzingen and Abenden

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