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Rursee Loop Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

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Heimbach

Rursee Loop Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

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4.8

(118)

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Rursee Loop Trail – Victor-Neels Bridge loop from Heimbach (Eifel)

04:44

61.7km

960m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 28, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 24.7 km for 152 m

After 40.4 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.47 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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The cycle path runs directly along the water in many places.

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5.86 km

View of Rursee

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Very nice on the Rursee and worth seeing from all corners and edges.

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6.25 km

Viewpoint

10.2 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

12.4 km

Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

Nature Reserve

24.7 km

View of the Urft Dam and Reservoir

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Beautiful, elevated view of the Urttalsperre, the oldest dam in the Eifel and a popular destination. The dam wall was the largest structure in Europe at the time, has a …

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27.5 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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29.9 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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32.5 km

Entrance gate to the Ordensburg Vogelsang

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You should definitely take the time for a guided tour.

On these tours, you'll learn more about the building's original use, as well as its use by the Belgian army.

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42.9 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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59.3 km

Staubecken Heimbach

Lake

61.0 km

View of Hengebach Castle

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Very nice castle located above Heimbach.
The castle was first mentioned in 1106 as the property of the lords of Hengebach. The castle later fell to the Count of Jülich. …

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61.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.1 km

14.7 km

10.7 km

5.01 km

4.82 km

465 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.8 km

13.8 km

10.1 km

4.94 km

869 m

308 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

24°C

13°C

69 %

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Comments

April 28, 2024,Gemünd-Volgelsang-Rursee-Gemünd

Very nice tour. Great paths to ride on, very varied and well developed. We had to push our bikes uphill for a short stretch because it was too steep and rocky. We started in Gemünd, from there up to the Vogelsang fortress and then on to the abandoned village of Wollseifen. Then we headed down towards the Rursee to Woffelsbach. …

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June 25, 2021,Fahrradtour

You can do it, but I think a little too difficult without an e-bike 😥

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August 23, 2023,Tagestour Eifel ⛰️: Woffelsbach - Gemünd - Woffelsbach

Subtitle:
EVERYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WANTED 😉
Originally I actually wanted to do a tour at the Kalltalsperre, but Komoot gave me a hint about a bigger construction site, so I changed my plans yesterday and went to the Rursee. But here, too, things were different. 🙈
But one after anonther. I started in Woffelsbach at a perfect 25 degrees and …

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September 7, 2024,YOUTUBE 47 km von Kall nach Heimbach (Anfahrt mit Zug v. Euskirchen bis Kall)

Hello everyone,
I did this beautiful tour on Saturday, September 7th, 2024 from Kall via Gemünd along the Urft and Rur reservoirs to Heimbach.
The video is now ready and will be released from Friday, September 13th, 2024. Here is the link:

VG

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June 20, 2023,rurseerunde von Gemünd aus🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

By car to Gemünd...found free parking. Along the Urft...Viktor Neel's bridge...View of Vogelsang...Urfttalsperre...to the Rursee.After the rain tonight it wasn't so dusty and through the trees 🌳 lots of shade! We cycled around the Rursee once 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ A piece was closed... because of falling rocks! But we were still able to drive...a lot was already secured! In Rurberg we went …

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May 8, 2022,Gemünd Schleiden / Rursee / Gemünd

Two passages are not passable with a trekking bike

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August 12, 2025,Rundtour Rursee 54 km

A beautiful tour along the Rur, Urft, and indeed all around the Rursee area. From Gemünd, it climbs steeply for a while to the Thönnishäuschen. The road to Heimbach was closed later on, so I drove for quite a while straight through the forest to Heimbach. Not recommended for inexperienced cyclists.

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Rursee Loop Trail

View of Rursee

View of the Urft Dam and Reservoir

View of Vogelsang IP and Lake Urft

Victor-Neels Bridge

Entrance gate to the Ordensburg Vogelsang

Urft Riverside Trail

View of Hengebach Castle

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