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North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Heimbach

Hausen Village – Rur River in Heimbach loop from Hausen

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Mountain hikes & routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Heimbach

Hausen Village – Rur River in Heimbach loop from Hausen

Hard

4.8

(18)

23

hikers

Hausen Village – Rur River in Heimbach loop from Hausen

05:58

19.8km

610m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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336 m

Hausen Village

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Nice village with many half-timbered houses

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2

3.40 km

Heimbach Castle and the Violinist Statue

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Heimbach is a place directly on the Rur and only a few meters from the Rursee. The place impresses with its historic city center. Small cafes, restaurants and shops complete …

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3.75 km

Rur River in Heimbach

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From Heimbach, a paved but shady path along the Rur River leads toward Schwammenauel and the dam. During the summer months, you can board the Rurseebahn, which runs to Schwammenauel.

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6.51 km

Herbstbach / Steinbach

Nature Reserve

5

10.4 km

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

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The hydropower plant from 1905 draws its water from the Urft Dam and was once the largest storage hydropower plant in Europe. The power plant building is now a listed building and can be viewed on guided tours.

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11.6 km

Heimbach Reservoir Trail

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The first few meters from Heimbach towards Landaal are currently closed due to a landslide, here you have to walk/drive a detour over the dam

UPDATE: EVERYTHING IS OPEN AGAIN

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12.0 km

View of the Heimbach Reservoir from the Herbstbach rest area

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"... The Herbstbach is a right tributary of the Rur in the Heimbach dam near Heimbach, a town in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Herbstbach rises southwest of …

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12.5 km

Heimbach Weir

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The dam in Heimbach serves to regulate the fluctuating water level on the Rurstausee and the Urftstausee. From here you have a nice view of the Heimbacher reservoir.

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14.0 km

View of the Rursee from Meuchelberg

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Great view with the Rursee in the distance.

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18.8 km

Rurtal von der Staumauer Heimbach bis Stadtgrenze nördlich Blens

Nature Reserve

B

19.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.51 km

4.19 km

3.20 km

2.82 km

116 m

Surfaces

6.96 km

6.19 km

4.10 km

1.81 km

743 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Thursday 8 October

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7°C

98 %

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