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View of Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Nideggen

View of Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

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4.7

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190

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View of Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

00:48

8.59km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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1.23 km

View of Rursee

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Very nice on the Rursee and worth seeing from all corners and edges.

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3.04 km

Bench with a view of the Rursee

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A nice place for a break. Since the previous speaker mentioned sunrise, this is definitely a good time to rest here.

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3.58 km

View of the Rursee marina

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If you started in Rurberg, then you are about halfway around the Rur dam, where there are all kinds of refreshments nearby.

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3.62 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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The cycle path runs directly along the water in many places.

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3.87 km

Lake Rur

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The opposite side of Rurberg is a bit quieter.

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4.30 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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4.64 km

Schwammenauel Marina

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Rurseetalsperre Schwammenauel near Heimbach offers a varied program of water sports and a very nice hotel right on the lake

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6.81 km

Rursee Lakeside Cycle Path

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The RurUfer cycle path is a long-distance cycle path that runs from the source in the High Fens near Botrange in Belgium through the Eifel to the mouth of the …

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8.59 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.45 km

593 m

375 m

148 m

Surfaces

7.03 km

1.54 km

Elevation

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Saturday 4 July

21°C

15°C

83 %

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View of Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

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