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Gravelbike avontuur v0.2

Lammert
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Gravelbike avontuur v0.2

planned a mountain bike ride

July 6, 2023

Gravelbike avontuur v0.2

Hard

13:22

158km

11.8km/h

2,670m

2,660m

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Overview

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.3 km for 87 m

After 92.4 km for 70 m

After 94.5 km for 1.08 km

Most people would complete this in 2-4 days

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14.3 km

View of Mariawald Abbey

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delicious pea soup

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14.3 km

Mariawald Soldiers' Cemetery

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Especially in the present time you should take a moment here and commemorate the fallen from the Second World War. Maybe think of the many dead in Ukraine who are currently having to die there.

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14.6 km

View of the Eifel Valley in Eifel National Park

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The Eifel is worth a trip at any time of the year

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25.4 km

Kermeter Hiking Car Park

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There is a huge parking lot here, which also serves as an exit for the forest nature trail.

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30.1 km

Weidenauel Shelter

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Quite hidden in the bush.

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31.6 km

Ramsau Shelter

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Cozy cabin for a short or longer break. You have to take in the hundreds of spiders.

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32.3 km

View of the Rursee from the rocks

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Beautiful view from the rocks to the lake

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35.7 km

View over the Rur Reservoir

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Great picture with the water of the Rursee

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36.8 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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39.7 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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43.7 km

World War II Bunker Near Rursee

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A relic from World War II.

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50.7 km

Rurtalbahn (Nideggen-Brück station)

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Runs between Heimbach and Düren, ideal for hikers

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61.5 km

Kall Bridge

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One of the few crossings that survived the flood disaster of 2021 unscathed due to its stable construction - the beaver dams are particularly worth seeing.

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70.5 km

View of the Rursee

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From here you can see part of the winding Rursee. However, like elsewhere, you often have to stop here to avoid rushing past the beautiful spots on your bike... ;-)

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74.6 km

Woffelsbach Bay

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One of the most beautiful places on the Rursee. Here comes the real holiday feeling!

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81.4 km

Eiserbach Dam

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A pleasure not only when the weather is nice! The Rursee with its hiking and biking trails and the places with all their localities offers a real holiday feeling ...

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81.8 km

Paulushofdamm and the Obersee Reservoir

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The Paulushofdamm dams up Rur and Urft to the Obersee reservoir.

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84.1 km

Bunker complex by the water

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Nice place with a great view of the lake.

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87.0 km

Kermeterstollen Valve House

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The Kermeter tunnel was built at the beginning of the 20th century and directs the water from the Urftsee into the power station near Heimbach-Hasenfeld, where electricity is still generated …

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88.6 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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90.9 km

Victor-Neels Bridge

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The bridge, named after the last Belgian commander, Victor Neels, fits very well into the landscape. At the end you can expect a 16 percent gradient up to Vogelsang.

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91.9 km

Torchbearer Monument (Torchbearer Relief) at Ordensburg Vogelsang

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The torchbearer at Thing-Platz (also called Sonnwendplatz) is a 5 m high, martial, muscular figure of the Aryan "master man" to be bred according to the Nazi ideology. The inscription …

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93.2 km

Malakoff Gate, Ordensburg Vogelsang

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Almost spooky when you look at the background of the order castle. But a good memorial. Worth seeing

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97.0 km

Abandoned Village of Wollseifen

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A bit scary and hopefully never used as a military training area again.

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108 km

Forest Trail in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Also easy to ride with a gravel bike.

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118 km

Beer garden on the Rur

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Beer garden on the Rur to stay

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123 km

View of Monschau's Old Town from the Aukloster Bridge

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From here you can enjoy a wonderful view of Monschau's old town. The Aukloster is now an event venue and can be rented for private celebrations.

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123 km

Market Square, Monschau

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Very beautiful old town - with many restaurants around the small market square. Very crowded on weekends. Still a gem in the Eifel that you must have seen.

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158 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

109 km

20.1 km

15.5 km

6.79 km

4.83 km

1.72 km

155 m

Surfaces

54.1 km

46.8 km

28.9 km

14.4 km

12.0 km

2.12 km

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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