Rurseeblick Schwammenauel – View of the Zülpicher Börde loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

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Heimbach

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel – View of the Zülpicher Börde loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

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Rurseeblick Schwammenauel – View of the Zülpicher Börde loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

01:38

33.2km

480m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Start point

Train Station

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3.37 km

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel

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Nice place for a break

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3.54 km

Rursee Ferry Terminal

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The RURSEE was created at the end of the 1930s with the construction of the Schwammenauel dam. Since it can also be used for water sports - unlike the Obersee, …

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3.76 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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5.70 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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8.27 km

View of Heimbach Castle from the bridge

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Has something relaxed the Rur

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12.6 km

Vlatten Serpentines

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Wonderful switchbacks. Traffic was fine. Nice area for cycling.

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20.5 km

View of the Zülpicher Börde

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brisk cross trip to Berg with a spectacular view of the Zülpicher Börde and the Eifel

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29.3 km

Burg Hausen

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There is a restaurant in Burg Hausen

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33.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.1 km

7.36 km

2.63 km

1.76 km

248 m

157 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.6 km

273 m

185 m

106 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Rurseeblick Schwammenauel – View of the Zülpicher Börde loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

Rurseeblick Schwammenauel

Rursee Ferry Terminal

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

View of Heimbach Castle from the bridge

Vlatten Serpentines

View of the Zülpicher Börde

Burg Hausen

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