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Urft Riverside Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Scheven

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Kall

Urft Riverside Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Scheven

Moderate

4.8

(86)

275

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Urft Riverside Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Scheven

02:45

38.0km

370m

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: March 26, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Start point

Train Station

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11.4 km

Urft Riverside Trail

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An absolutely impressive route. If you just drive to the dam wall, it's absolutely flat. Expect a lot of hikers on the weekend.

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15.2 km

Victor-Neels Bridge

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The bridge, named after the last Belgian commander, Victor Neels, fits very well into the landscape. At the end you can expect a 16 percent gradient up to Vogelsang.

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15.6 km

View of the Victor-Neels Bridge

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... jipp ... as Guido already aptly writes ... after the bridge the named after a former Belgian colonel and commander of the garrison bridge ... go with 16 per …

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17.5 km

View of Vogelsang IP and Lake Urft

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Here you cycle along the Urftsee with a view of the former NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang. The place reinvents itself today and sets an example against the Nazi crimes. As an “International …

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19.1 km

Kermeterstollen Valve House

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The Kermeter tunnel was built at the beginning of the 20th century and directs the water from the Urftsee into the power station near Heimbach-Hasenfeld, where electricity is still generated …

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20.8 km

View of the Urftsee and its rocky slopes

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Great trail around the Urft Dam

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21.7 km

Urft Dam (Urfttalsperre)

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The Urfttalsperre in the Northern Eifel is a 58.5 m high, 226 m long and built from 1900 to 1905 dam in the southwestern part of the North Rhine-Westphalian district …

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26.1 km

Urft Riverbank Gravel Path

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Shore cycle path along the Urft.

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38.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.2 km

6.52 km

3.90 km

3.88 km

246 m

175 m

103 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

10.8 km

5.69 km

3.86 km

3.32 km

2.97 km

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Urft Riverside Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Scheven

Urft Riverside Trail

Victor-Neels Bridge

View of the Victor-Neels Bridge

View of Vogelsang IP and Lake Urft

Kermeterstollen Valve House

View of the Urftsee and its rocky slopes

Urft Dam (Urfttalsperre)

Urft Riverbank Gravel Path

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