River Rur – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Huchem-Stammeln

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River Rur – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Huchem-Stammeln

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River Rur – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Huchem-Stammeln

03:12

48.0km

90m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 36.6 km for 22 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.74 km

River Rur

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Fantastic, cycling along the Rur. Slow down

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13.7 km

The River Rur in Jülich

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Jülich is located on the Rur. The surrounding area lies in the north of the Jülich-Zülpicher Börde. The urban area is bounded in the north by the city of Linnich, …

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15.5 km

Broich

Forest

19.1 km

Lake Barmen

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Dogs are not allowed on the beach, and the dog beach next to the beach was closed a few years ago, after too many dogs on the lake caused trouble.

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20.3 km

Schloss Kellenberg

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Kellenberg Castle is a moated castle on the northern edge of the village of Barmen, a district of Jülich, on the Rur.
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23.6 km

Rurdorf Weir

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"The large Linnicher Rur weir was built in 1875/76 according to the plans of the ingenious hydraulic engineer Professor Otto Ludwig Intze (1843 - 1904). It served to dam the …

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32.5 km

Rur

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In this section you can already speak of the Rur. It has slowly reached the dimensions of a river. When you think back to the upper part of the Rur, …

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32.7 km

Bench with a View of the Rur near Jülich

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The left side of the Rur is really nice to cycle along the river. Sometimes it is a leisurely river and sometimes it even looks a little wilder (at the numerous weirs).

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48.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.0 km

9.18 km

8.80 km

5.94 km

3.13 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

11.0 km

10.3 km

7.27 km

1.25 km

938 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Comments

August 10, 2025,Mariaweiler nach Floßdorf

The route was truly beautiful. There are some small sections along the Rur where it's a bit bumpy. But it's really only minor and hardly worth mentioning. The scenery is fantastic, though. We rode the route in very nice weather.

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June 4, 2024,Rur: Zwischen Selhausen und Linnich

Detours don't necessarily make river cycle paths more pleasant. And this section is even more so. Nevertheless, the fun outweighed it, especially where the Rur almost touches the cycle path and has weirs. This cycle path is beautiful with its floodplains near Sel- and Krauthausen.
On the way back, I wanted to pass by the Kellenberg moated castle and say …

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