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View of the Rursee – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Heimbach

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Heimbach

View of the Rursee – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Heimbach

Hard

4.5

(717)

2,494

hikers

View of the Rursee – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Heimbach

06:08

22.0km

410m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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43 m

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

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The hydropower plant from 1905 draws its water from the Urft Dam and was once the largest storage hydropower plant in Europe. The power plant building is now a listed building and can be viewed on guided tours.

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3.40 km

View of the Rur Reservoir

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Great tour in nice weather

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8.71 km

View of the Rursee

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Dear guest, this highlight is located in the Eifel National Park 🍃.
To protect sensitive species, there are special rules here: Stay on the paths, keep dogs on a leash …

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15.4 km

Rur Dam at the Rursee

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This view over the Rursee from the dam is wonderful

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19.5 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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20.5 km

Wooden boardwalk at the Heimbach Reservoir

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The Heimbach reservoir is not actually a dam, but a so-called compensation basin. It serves to compensate for the fluctuations in the water level caused by the intermittent operation of …

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20.9 km

Wooden boardwalks at Heimbach Reservoir

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Beautiful footpath, partly over wooden footbridges, in the immediate vicinity of the shore.

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21.2 km

Wooden Walkway at Heimbach Reservoir (Rur)

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Along the reservoir over a wooden walkway 👍

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22.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

3.73 km

3.06 km

2.40 km

246 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

4.87 km

3.45 km

1.76 km

904 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 4 July

21°C

15°C

85 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 17, 2025,Mal schauen, was so am Rursee los ist 🏞️🐾🐕🐾🍀🪵🌿🌳🌞

A beautiful hike to the Hirschley lookout point. With a fantastic view of the Rursee. It mostly went through the forest, which was great for the dogs. However, I would do this hike during the week. Today wasn't so great. Too many cyclists who showed little consideration for others. They zipped past you as if you were air. Some cyclists …

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September 29, 2024,Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge - Themen-Tour 2 | Trailpfoten

Today Asta and I went on a breathtaking 14 km tour in the Eifel National Park, on the "Beech Halls and Oak Slopes - Theme Tour 2". 🍁🌳 The colors of autumn shone in the sun and it was pure magic to hike through this autumnal forest.

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February 11, 2025,Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge - Themen-Tour 2 - Nationalpark Eifel

Really nice walk around the Rursee. Probably more popular in warmer temperatures and at the weekend. Today we had the walk almost to ourselves.

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September 12, 2025,Tour vom Wasserkraft Heimbach am Rursee Aufstieg Hirschley zurück zum Parkplatz.

Hello @Kathrin M. Demmler, if you like the photos of the historic hydroelectric power plant in Heimbach and the Rur Dam, then you could visit the Eifel region sometime.
Regards, Jörg 😉

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August 4, 2024,Nationalpark Eifel - am Rand des Rursee

A circular tour that is suitable for hikers who like to walk on wide paths. It does not offer many highlights, apart from 2-3 views of the Rursee. The start of this tour is at the Büdenbach car park.

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April 10, 2024,Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge - Themen-Tour 2 - Nationalpark Eifel

From the car park, I walked along above the Rursee and followed the hiking sign T2. After 6 km, I turned right and went up beautiful switchbacks. In the national park, it is well signposted when you come to a dry, dangerous spot where the bark beetle and the dryness are very clearly visible. When you arrive at the Eifel-Blick …

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February 6, 2023,Wanderung bei Heimbach

always excited about how the GPG signal is lost.
Great Germany.
Digital Superland !!!

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June 26, 2025,26.06.2025 NP Eifel. Wilder Kermeter ➡️ Hirschley ➡️ Uferweg Rursee ➡️ Heimbach

With today's unstable weather, thunderstorms, and rain, I was looking for safe routes for my hike in the Eifel National Park.
From the Wilder Kermeter bus stop, I first went to the Hirschley lookout point. From there, I could enjoy a fantastic view of the Rursee and, on the other side, the towns of Rurberg and Woffelsbach.
I continued through …

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View of the Rursee – View of Hengebach Castle loop from Heimbach

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

View of the Rur Reservoir

View of the Rursee

Rur Dam at the Rursee

View of Hengebach Castle

Wooden boardwalk at the Heimbach Reservoir

Wooden boardwalks at Heimbach Reservoir

Wooden Walkway at Heimbach Reservoir (Rur)

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