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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Hürtgenwald

Rursee Loop Trail – View of the Rur Reservoir loop from Vossenack

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Hürtgenwald

Rursee Loop Trail – View of the Rur Reservoir loop from Vossenack

Hard

5.0

(4)

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Rursee Loop Trail – View of the Rur Reservoir loop from Vossenack

03:59

47.3km

910m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 7, 2026

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After 30.1 km for 364 m

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Start point

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1.61 km

Kalltal und Nebentäler

Nature Reserve

11.5 km

Bench with a view of the Rursee

Highlight • Viewpoint

A nice place for a break. Since the previous speaker mentioned sunrise, this is definitely a good time to rest here.

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12.1 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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

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12.3 km

Lake Rur

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The Rursee is certainly a highlight in the Eifel National Park.

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12.7 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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14.6 km

View of the Rur Reservoir

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If you can, you should do this beautiful tour during the week, especially if you are out and about by bike.
In Corona times, it is also emptier. And when …

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17.1 km

View over Woffelsbach and the Rursee

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With the construction of the Rurtalsperre 1934-1938 and its expansion 1955-1959, a large part of the old Woffelsbach in the Rursee disappeared. At the same time, tourism in Woffelsbach began, …

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21.9 km

The Paulushofdamm separates the Obersee from the Rursee. From here you can hike or cycle left on the Rursee in the direction of the Schwammenauel dam or right on the Urftseerandweg to the Urftsee dam.

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36.2 km

Kaiserfelsen (Emperor Rock)

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As in other places around the Hürtgenwald, you can also find such impressive sandstone rock formations, whose origin dates back millions of years. The rocks form a meter-high gorge, through which you drive right through.

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37.4 km

Mittleres Kalltal

Nature Reserve

47.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

8.04 km

3.57 km

2.04 km

1.12 km

Surfaces

16.8 km

14.0 km

10.7 km

5.22 km

521 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Saturday 11 July

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Rursee Loop Trail – View of the Rur Reservoir loop from Vossenack

Bench with a view of the Rursee

Rursee Loop Trail

Lake Rur

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View of the Rur Reservoir

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