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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Nideggen

View of Hengebach Castle – Benches with a View of the Rursee loop from Abenden

Routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Kreis Düren
Nideggen

View of Hengebach Castle – Benches with a View of the Rursee loop from Abenden

Hard

8

riders

View of Hengebach Castle – Benches with a View of the Rursee loop from Abenden

07:00

116km

1,600m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: April 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 45.0 km for 89 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.70 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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9.34 km

Staubecken Heimbach

Lake

3

15.4 km

View over Woffelsbach and the Rursee

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With the construction of the Rurtalsperre 1934-1938 and its expansion 1955-1959, a large part of the old Woffelsbach in the Rursee disappeared. At the same time, tourism in Woffelsbach began, …

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4

25.2 km

Obersee at Einruhr

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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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45.0 km

Dreistegen

Ruins

6

46.8 km

View of Monschau from Unterer Mühlenberg

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Monschau is one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. The small town is located near the border with Belgium and is best known for its medieval town center. The …

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49.6 km

Mittleres Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Pferdsley und Wiselsley

Nature Reserve

57.3 km

Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Uhusley

Nature Reserve

9

62.0 km

Rur Valley Trail in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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The RurUfer cycle path is a long-distance cycle path that runs from the source in the High Fens near Botrange in Belgium through the Eifel to the mouth of the …

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72.0 km

View of the Rursee from Woffelsbach

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Woffelsbach is located approx. 3 km north of Rurberg am Rursee in the network system of the Rurtalsperre and approx. 9 km south-east of the Schwammenauel dam (outflow of the …

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11

74.1 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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75.0 km

Gelände Akademischer Yacht Club

Forest

13

108 km

View of the Kall Valley

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Beautiful and often flat passages.

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116 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.1 km

21.2 km

19.2 km

17.5 km

1.63 km

888 m

107 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.5 km

21.0 km

15.1 km

14.9 km

1.50 km

606 m

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Highest point (610 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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