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Euskirchen

Schleiden

Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Braubachtal zwischen Herhahn und Gemünd

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Schleiden

Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Braubachtal zwischen Herhahn und Gemünd

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4.8

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1,505

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Benches with a View of the Rursee – Rursee Loop Trail loop from Braubachtal zwischen Herhahn und Gemünd

03:58

51.1km

700m

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: July 7, 2026

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2.93 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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8.90 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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23.8 km

Schilsbachtal mit Nebenbächen und Hangwäldern am Rursee

Nature Reserve

25.1 km

Benches with a View of the Rursee

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Great view to Woffelsbach and here the path is paved.

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25.1 km

Steep cliffs at the Rursee

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Cycling like in the Alps, cliffs directly on the Rursee - breathtaking-

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26.0 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

30.0 km

Viewpoint

30.4 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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32.8 km

Rursee Loop Trail

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

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33.5 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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47.7 km

Urft Riverbank Gravel Path

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Shore cycle path along the Urft.

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51.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.5 km

11.3 km

7.47 km

2.65 km

194 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

15.9 km

12.3 km

1.83 km

563 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 14 July

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Comments

May 8, 2022,Gemünd Schleiden / Rursee / Gemünd

Two passages are not passable with a trekking bike

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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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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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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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April 16, 2026,Rundum den Rursee und Urftsee 🌳🚲

Always nice to be out there with the bikes 👍🏻
Due to the changeable weather 🌥️, hardly anyone was out and about, not so bad ✌🏻

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

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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 2, 2023,Am Eifel-Amazonas

Top tour in the Eifel National Park. Always close to the water on mostly easy-to-drive paths. Lots of great views - recommended tour. 👍

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June 8, 2024,Rur: Runde um Rur- Urft- und Obersee

Admittedly, this is a fairly demanding route with steep climbs and descents.
From the Rursee to the magnificent Victor Neels Bridge, up to the Dreiborn plateau and down to the Obersee near Einruhr. Here the Rurufer cycle path awaits, which leads back to the Rursee.
In glorious sunny weather, there was a mix of Mediterranean and Alpine impressions with sailing …

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