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View of Obersee – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

View of Obersee – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Easy

4.7

(14)

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View of Obersee – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

01:53

7.06km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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18 m

Erkensruhr Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The valley of the Erkensruhr is a beautiful little valley near Einruhr, which is wonderful for hiking.

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432 m

St. Hubertus Chapel, Erkensruhr

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Saint Hubertus, to whom the Erkensruhr chapel is dedicated, lived from 655 to 727 and is a very popular saint, best known as the patron saint of hunters. A stag …

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652 m

Dörpches Bakehouse, Erkensruhr

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Every 1st Saturday of the month bread is baked and sold by the Bürgerverein.
Note the notice!
Website: erkensruhr.de/?page_id=11

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676 m

Historic "Diligence" stagecoach in Erkensruhr

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Nice old stagecoach, which you can only admire from the outside.
Can be used as a shelter if necessary.

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3.38 km

Bench with a View

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3.56 km

View of Obersee

Highlight • Viewpoint

The non-navigable part of the Obersee is less noticed, but no less beautiful.

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3.65 km

Obersee at Einruhr

Highlight • Lake

The non-navigable part of the Obersee is a little out of sight, but it is still a beautiful piece of nature. On the way from Obersee to Monschau, the cycle path first passes it.

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3.71 km

Erkensruhr Waterfall at the Confluence with the Rur

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Here the Erkensruhr flows over a stage rushing into the Rur.

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7.06 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.52 km

2.57 km

436 m

267 m

250 m

Surfaces

3.61 km

2.67 km

270 m

233 m

159 m

110 m

Elevation

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View of Obersee – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Erkensruhr Valley

St. Hubertus Chapel, Erkensruhr

Dörpches Bakehouse, Erkensruhr

Historic "Diligence" stagecoach in Erkensruhr

Bench with a View

View of Obersee

Obersee at Einruhr

Erkensruhr Waterfall at the Confluence with the Rur

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