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North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Hückelhoven

Rur Bridge at Adolfosee – Between the Adolfosee and the Rur loop from Ratheim

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Hückelhoven

Rur Bridge at Adolfosee – Between the Adolfosee and the Rur loop from Ratheim

Easy

4.4

(193)

774

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Rur Bridge at Adolfosee – Between the Adolfosee and the Rur loop from Ratheim

01:10

4.65km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Obere Ruraue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.26 km

Bench with a view of the lake in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

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Experience great sunsets along the Rur ...

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1.47 km

Rur Bridge in Oberbruch

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The Rur Bridge in Oberbruch is used by many hikers and cyclists every day

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1.56 km

The lake is a quarry pond, created as a result of sand and gravel quarrying from the late 1960s to the 1980s. In the initial phase it was popularly called "Lago Laprello" (the quarry pond in the Heinsberg district of Lieck is also called Lago Laprello, after the gravel mining company), it then got its official name after Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim from Ratheim, who belonged to this was a member of the Bundestag for the district of Heinsberg at the time.

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1.62 km

Between the Adolfosee and the Rur

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This section is unusual, as you move here between the lake on one side and the Rur on the other, you are as it were "between the waters".

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2.75 km

Bunker islands on Adolfosee

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The lake is a gravel pit lake, created as a result of sand and gravel mining from the late 1960s to the 1980s. Initially, it was popularly called "Lago Laprello" (the gravel pit lake in the Heinsberg district of Lieck is also called Lago Laprello, after the gravel mining company). It was later officially named after Adolf Freiherr Spies von Büllesheim from Ratheim, who was a member of the Bundestag for the Heinsberg district at the time.

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3.13 km

Panorama Lake Adolfo

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The hiking trail partly leads directly along the bank.

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3.36 km

Bunker ruins in Adolfosee

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As the remains of the west wall, four bunkers have been preserved, which were blown up after the Second World War, but - unlike many other bunkers in the region - were not removed. They can be seen as islands in Lake Adolfo.

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4.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.37 km

2.01 km

221 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.29 km

1.29 km

768 m

153 m

148 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 11 May

12°C

4°C

47 %

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Rur Bridge at Adolfosee – Between the Adolfosee and the Rur loop from Ratheim

Bench with a view of the lake in Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Rur Bridge in Oberbruch