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View of Einruhr – Rursee at Rurberg loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

View of Einruhr – Rursee at Rurberg loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Hard

4.7

(667)

1,730

riders

View of Einruhr – Rursee at Rurberg loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

02:56

38.7km

580m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.39 km for 91 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.59 km

View of Einruhr

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Cozy little place, with several possibilities to turn around🍽️

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11.0 km

View of the Rursee from the rocks

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Beautiful view from the rocks to the lake

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15.7 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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16.0 km

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel

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Nice place for a break

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16.9 km

Lake Rur

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As the second largest dam in Germany, the Rursee is impressively large and always beautiful 👍.

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18.6 km

Viewpoint

23.2 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

23.8 km

View of Woffelsbach

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Just take a break and relax

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26.6 km

View of the Rursee

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So you always have a fantastic view of Lake Rursee and the Eifel National Park up here. However, r rest in the middle of the street? Stop briefly and enjoy …

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31.7 km

Rursee at Rurberg

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The Rurberg round.

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38.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

7.68 km

4.76 km

1.74 km

452 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

13.6 km

4.38 km

4.10 km

1.07 km

229 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

18°C

14°C

83 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

April 28, 2025,🌳☀️ Nationalpark Eifel & Rursee 🚵‍♂️⛰️

Hello everyone 🙂

Comment to follow tomorrow... 😅😉

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May 19, 2023,Ruhrsee einmal drumherum 😉

Unfortunately, there is a blocked section which is passable ....... will probably be released again in the next few days

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April 18, 2022,Rursee-Umrundung - Urfttalsperre und Schwammenauelrurtalsperre von Rurberg

I've wanted to go to the Eifel National Park for a long time. Now it worked. Since I arrived late, I first circled the reservoir on my MTB. However, from Rurberg to the Urfttalsperre there are a few places that are difficult to pass. Narrow, steep, rocky, trees in the way... From the Urfttalsperre but practically no problem everywhere and …

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September 9, 2023,MTB - Um die Rurtalsperre herum - Runde von Einruhr

Today we went around the Rurtalsperre under a bright blue sky. The start and conclusion with beer and cake were in Einruhr am See.
It was a nice, leisurely ride where you could have completed most of the route on a normal bike.
However, I can't recommend the MTB trail just before Woffelsbach, even for MTBs! After Woffelsbach up to …

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September 25, 2023,Rursee drömeröm

As always, at war with the altitude, as can be seen on the zigzag course. It's actually about 650hm. Unfortunately, cycling has been prohibited on two sections down to the Urfttalsperre since the national park was founded. It's a shame, they are by far the most beautiful sections, so decide for yourself. In any case, always be considerate and don't …

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September 8, 2021,Tour de Rur

The Rurtalsperre is after the Bleilochtalsperre

(south of Leipzig) the second largest artificially created water reservoir in Germany. It can be driven around perfectly with the bike.

We start in Heimbach, a picturesque place in the Rur Valley. On narrow paths it goes over stick, stone and stairs towards the dam. In July 2021, the water sloshed over the wall, …

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October 28, 2022,Rursee Rundfahrt- Schwammenaul parken

Up to the Urfttalsperre it is super easy to do for city bikes too. From the Urfttalsperre only suitable for mountain bikers, you have to push in two places. So either drive back the same way or reschedule for a racing bike.

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August 29, 2022,Radfahren

It's actually not worth making the tour public.

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View of Einruhr – Rursee at Rurberg loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

View of Einruhr

View of the Rursee from the rocks

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel

Lake Rur

View of Woffelsbach

View of the Rursee

Rursee at Rurberg

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