View of the Rursee – View of Rursee loop from Schmidt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Nideggen

View of the Rursee – View of Rursee loop from Schmidt

Moderate

4.5

(73)

260

hikers

View of the Rursee – View of Rursee loop from Schmidt

02:00

6.82km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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1.39 km

View of the Rursee

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The rest area with the apt name "Schöne Aussicht" offers just that.
There is a meadow for a picnic, but also some seating.

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1.82 km

View of the Rursee

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In the middle of the residential area you can enjoy this view from a meadow

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1.94 km

View of the Rursee from Schmidt

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The saying actually applies here: "Living where others go on vacation."

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3.46 km

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3.86 km

Beautiful trail with a view of the Rursee

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

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4.19 km

Bench with a view of the Rursee

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Many benches to rest at the Rursee

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5.26 km

Bunker with access ladder

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This bunker is located directly on the path.

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5.26 km

View of the Rursee

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Great area around the Rursee.

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5.38 km

The path leads along the banks of the Rursee, then up to Schmidt and back through the Eifel National Park with a view of the "Schwammenauel" reservoir. With a flooded area of 780 ha and a capacity of 203 million m², the reservoir is one of the largest dams in Germany. At low tide, a rugged slate slope appears, which gave the path the name "Steep Coast". The Schwammenauel dam takes on a variety of tasks. As the largest reservoir in the Rur, it balances the water flow; Floods are collected and released to the lower reaches of the Rur when the weather is rocky. Another purpose is the annual provision of up to 30 million cbm of raw water for the drinking water supply of the Greater Aachen area. At the same time, the permanent damming of the lake serves to protect the landscape and meet the needs of tourism. Energy production also plays a role. Most of the accumulated water is used in the Schwammenauel hydroelectric power station to generate electricity; the power plant achieves an annual output of almost 25 million kilowatt hours.

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