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Rundweg um den Rursee Obersee – wandern in der Eifel

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Rundweg um den Rursee Obersee – wandern in der Eifel

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May 17, 2022

Rundweg um den Rursee Obersee – wandern in der Eifel

Moderate

04:52

16.8km

3.4km/h

410m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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291 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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360 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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4.92 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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10.0 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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13.6 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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14.4 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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14.4 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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16.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.9 km

3.79 km

1.18 km

900 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.75 km

3.23 km

1.58 km

1.55 km

1.47 km

222 m

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Rundweg um den Rursee Obersee – wandern in der Eifel

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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