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Urftstaumauer – Blick auf den Rursee Loop from Rurstraße

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Urftstaumauer – Blick auf den Rursee Loop from Rurstraße

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May 19, 2018

Urftstaumauer – Blick auf den Rursee Loop from Rurstraße

Moderate

04:15

15.5km

3.6km/h

250m

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Overview

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

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Bus stop

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54 m

Café-Bistro Zur Schmiede

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Nice service - and after the tour this location is very convenient. I can recommend the pea soup.

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124 m

Erkensruhr Waterfall at the Confluence with the Rur

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Here the Erkensruhr flows over a stage rushing into the Rur.

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4.16 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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8.15 km

Urft Dam

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When the dam was built at the beginning of the 20th century, the Urftsee was the largest reservoir in Europe. The reservoir lies entirely within the Eifel National Park, where …

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11.8 km

Jägersweiler – Abandoned Village in Eifel National Park

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This area belonged to the former Vogelsang military training area from 1946 to 2005. The training area was set up in 1946 by the British armed forces, from 1950 it …

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12.5 km

View of the Rursee

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Great views of the Rurtalsperre - I almost felt like I was in Canada. 😀

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12.6 km

View of Rursee

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The Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel is a 77.4 m high, existing since 1938 dam in the southwest part of North Rhine-Westphalia, which dammed the Rur in the city region of Aachen and in the district Düren to 7.83 km ² large Rurstausee.

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15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.12 km

4.12 km

1.67 km

861 m

555 m

138 m

Surfaces

7.87 km

3.77 km

2.11 km

865 m

686 m

171 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Urftstaumauer – Blick auf den Rursee Loop from Rurstraße

Café-Bistro Zur Schmiede

Erkensruhr Waterfall at the Confluence with the Rur

Paulushof Dam

Urft Dam

Jägersweiler – Abandoned Village in Eifel National Park

View of the Rursee

View of Rursee

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