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Samstag schwer: Victor-Neels Brücke – Kermeter-Rurberg-Urfttalsperre Runde von Schleiden

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Samstag schwer: Victor-Neels Brücke – Kermeter-Rurberg-Urfttalsperre Runde von Schleiden

Holger Gerhards planned a hike

October 7, 2020

Samstag schwer: Victor-Neels Brücke – Kermeter-Rurberg-Urfttalsperre Runde von Schleiden

Hard

07:00

23.8km

3.4km/h

650m

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Overview

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Bus stop

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325 m

Ordensburg Vogelsang

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This is a place steeped in history that also feels a little gloomy. But its transformation from the Nazi cadre forge, via a military training area inaccessible for decades, to …

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1.38 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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1.75 km

Urft Reservoir Shore Path

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The Urttalsperre is the oldest dam in the Eifel and a popular destination. The dam wall was the largest structure in Europe at the time, has a length of 266 …

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8.69 km

Eifel view

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One of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful vantage point on the Rursee.

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11.9 km

View of the Rursee

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From here you have a great view of the wild and romantic embankment of the Rursee.

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12.2 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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20.7 km

St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen

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The church is the last remnant of the community of Wollseifen, which had to be vacated by the residents after the end of the Second World War.

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20.8 km

Old School of Wollseifen

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This village was close to the NSDAP training center in Vogelsang (which can also be visited not far away). After the war, the British army took over the area as …

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23.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

3.82 km

1.49 km

480 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

3.27 km

2.55 km

2.31 km

1.64 km

1.08 km

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Samstag schwer: Victor-Neels Brücke – Kermeter-Rurberg-Urfttalsperre Runde von Schleiden

Ordensburg Vogelsang

Victor-Neels Bridge

Urft Reservoir Shore Path

Eifel view

View of the Rursee

Paulushof Dam

St. Rochus Church, Wollseifen

Old School of Wollseifen

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