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Rurdorf Weir – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Brachelen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Hückelhoven

Rurdorf Weir – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Brachelen

Moderate

4.6

(42)

142

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Rurdorf Weir – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Brachelen

02:18

36.7km

120m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 79 m for 10 m

After 36.6 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.8 km

Broich

Forest

18.3 km

View of the Rur near 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, in the northeast by the municipality of Titz, in the southeast by the municipality of Niederzier, in the south by the municipality of Inden and in the west by the municipality of Aldenhoven. The largest extension from east to west is 13.3 km and from north to south 10.9 km. The highest point of Jülich is in Bourheim at 110 m (except for the Sophienhöhe), the lowest at 70 m in Barmen. In addition to the core city, Jülich consists of 15 other districts.

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18.6 km

The River Rur in Jülich

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20.9 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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21.2 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, where it was a river, you do not know where all the water comes from.

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26.5 km

Cycle Path Towards Pickartzhof

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29.0 km

RurUfer Cycle Path

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Beautiful section of the RUR at the weir

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29.8 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 Rur water just before the Linnicher Mühlenteich branch off, so that it had enough water to drive it even on dry summer days of the mills in Linnich and Brachelen.Today the weir is a striking monument of local and regional economic and technological history.
The weir had - further down the Rur - previous structures made of wooden poles, fascines and rock embankments, which were repeatedly damaged or washed away during floods and ice drifts. With the completion of the new weir, the mill pond and the adjacent businesses were protected against flood damage by locks.
The large Rur weir with a slight bend against the current is one of Professor Hintze's earliest works. He designed many dams and other spectacular engineering structures across Europe, such as the generation of electricity in the Art Nouveau power plant in Heimbach with water from the Urfttalsperre, which he also planned above the Rursee, which was created much later.
After being damaged in World War II, the weir was rebuilt to its present form."

- Original text information board Linnich at the Linnicher Rurwehr -

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29.8 km

Linnich Rur Weir

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This is just a very nice and impressive weir! Nice place for a rest!

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36.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.8 km

7.48 km

5.90 km

5.19 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

7.20 km

4.84 km

3.21 km

682 m

228 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

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Comments

May 28, 2026,Zum shoppen nach Jülich*

I've been having trouble with my saddle for a while now, a new one was needed.
While looking for a bike shop, I ended up at Tom's bike center in Jülich.
At first I rode past, who would suspect a bike shop in a church? 🙊
I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised, large selection of bikes and accessories and …

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Rurdorf Weir – Linnich Rur Weir loop from Brachelen

View of the Rur near Jülich

The River Rur in Jülich

Bench with a View of the Rur near Jülich

Rur

Cycle Path Towards Pickartzhof

RurUfer Cycle Path

Rurdorf Weir

Linnich Rur Weir

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