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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Nideggen

Lake Rur – View of the Rursee loop from Nideggen-Brück

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Nideggen

Lake Rur – View of the Rursee loop from Nideggen-Brück

Moderate

4.4

(38)

201

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Lake Rur – View of the Rursee loop from Nideggen-Brück

03:47

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: May 6, 2026

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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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20.6 km

Heimbach Singletrack Trail

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very nice singletrack section down to Heimbach .. spontaneously said, I would not have expected this section and was surprised ..

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23.5 km

Staubecken Heimbach

Lake

24.5 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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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

View of the Rursee at Schwammenauel

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Nice place for a break

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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

14.5 km

12.6 km

8.78 km

5.96 km

1.94 km

113 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

21°C

11°C

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Lake Rur – View of the Rursee loop from Nideggen-Brück

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Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

View of the Rursee at Schwammenauel

Lake Rur

Flow Trail Descent to Rursee

View of the Rursee

View of Hetzingen and Abenden

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