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Between the Vennbahn and Rur
02:18
36.4km
380m
Cycling
Between Monschau and Sourbrodt, a cycle tour full of scenic contrasts and historical highlights unfolds for you. Sometimes through dense spruce forests, sometimes along the quiet Rur valley, and finally into the wide, mystical backdrop of the High Fens - each section of this route tells you its own story.
The historic Vennbahn serves as a companion along the way, where coal and steel trains once rolled. The smuggler village of Mützenich appears on the way, while the Reichenstein viaduct promises small adventures with its views.
Behind Kalterherberg, the heathland of the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park opens up, a raised bog with extraordinary charm. The way back takes you along the RurUfer cycle path, past the Reichenstein monastery and the Norbertus chapel, before Monschau beckons with its half-timbered houses and cozy alleys.
Last updated: July 18, 2025
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.61 km
Reichenstein Viaduct on the Vennbahn
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26.2 km
Kalterherberg Railbike Station
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Cycle comfortably through the idyllic High Fens with family, friends or colleagues. The route runs through the High Fens and is located on a former seven-kilometer-long section of rail between the Kalterherberg and Sourbrodt train stations. Visitors travel the route first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
The journey takes around two hours. Halfway there, you can take a 20-minute break in the midst of the beautiful landscape. The dresines can accommodate up to four adults. At least two drivers are required to move around. The other passengers sit comfortably in a kind of deck chair. Child seats are available for small children (max. 20 kg) on request. There are also two dresines for wheelchair users.
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29.5 km
Rest area with information board about Reichenstein Monastery
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34.0 km
Red House, Monschau
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36.4 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
15.1 km
11.7 km
7.32 km
1.53 km
757 m
Surfaces
25.2 km
5.48 km
4.64 km
876 m
203 m
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Elevation
Highest point (610 m)
Lowest point (410 m)
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Up to Sourbrodt in Belgium, the Venn cycle path was always slightly uphill. Never particularly steep so I didn't find it difficult. Through Sourbrodt and through forest and Belgian Fens back towards Küchelscheid, where I crossed the Vennradweg and then came back to Monschau on the Rurradweg.
Through the beautiful Monschau, which always …
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February 9, 2025
Between Monschau and Sourbrodt, a cycle tour full of scenic contrasts and historical highlights unfolds for you. Sometimes through dense spruce forests, sometimes along the quiet Rur valley, and finally into the wide, mystical backdrop of the High Fens - each section of this route tells you its own story
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