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Burg Obbendorf – Water Tower Merken loop from Hoven

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Burg Obbendorf – Water Tower Merken loop from Hoven

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Burg Obbendorf – Water Tower Merken loop from Hoven

01:17

22.3km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.5 km for 115 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.82 km

View of the Inden Open-Pit Mine

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Photo: Dennis Stratmann, Copyright: Grünmetropole e.V.

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3.64 km

View of the Rur River from the Merken Bridge

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Here and there you can see anglers

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8.25 km

Jägerhof Tower Oberzier

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This was a resting place for a hunting tenant Dr. Wilms from Cologne, who built this building in 1860. List of architectural monuments Oberzier No. 24

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11.7 km

Burg Obbendorf

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The oldest parts of the Niederungsburg made of brick are its gate tower and the foundations, which date from the end of the 13th / beginning of the 14th century. …

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17.7 km

Inden Open-Pit Mine

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Huge and very impressive.

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19.5 km

Viewpoint Overlooking Inden Open-Pit Mine

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already exciting to see how big a shovel is alone.

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19.9 km

Water Tower Merken

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was built around 1930.
The cylindrical brick tower has concrete structures. The water tower has round-arched pilaster strips in the substructure. Inside was a water tank made of reinforced concrete.

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22.1 km

View of wind turbines and power plant near Eifel

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Wide view over fields and meadows with wind turbines on the power station.

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22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.79 km

6.47 km

5.21 km

1.59 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.9 km

2.83 km

244 m

189 m

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

26°C

14°C

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Burg Obbendorf – Water Tower Merken loop from Hoven

View of the Inden Open-Pit Mine

View of the Rur River from the Merken Bridge

Jägerhof Tower Oberzier

Burg Obbendorf

Inden Open-Pit Mine

Viewpoint Overlooking Inden Open-Pit Mine

Water Tower Merken

View of wind turbines and power plant near Eifel

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