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North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Monschau

View Over the Rureifel – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Mittleres Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Pferdsley und Wiselsley

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Monschau

View Over the Rureifel – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Mittleres Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Pferdsley und Wiselsley

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View Over the Rureifel – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Mittleres Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Pferdsley und Wiselsley

07:30

106km

1,930m

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: May 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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27.1 km

Woffelsbach on the Rursee

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Woffelsbach is a picturesque district of the municipality of Simmerath in the Aachen urban region. It is located on the Rur Dam in the North Eifel and is a center …

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28.1 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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32.1 km

View Over the Rureifel

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A wonderful view over the Rureifel. On the opposite side the Ordensburg Vogelsang.

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42.7 km

Simonskall Village

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The place is good to the eyes and stomach

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51.0 km

Kalltal und Nebentäler

Nature Reserve

57.7 km

Tiefsbachtal

Nature Reserve

64.5 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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64.5 km

Schwammenauel Dam

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The dam is located on the Rursee near Heimbach and Hasenfeld. This view of the water and the surrounding area is simply wonderful at any time of year.

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71.9 km

Kermeter

Forest

88.7 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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88.8 km

View of Obersee

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

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106 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.0 km

22.8 km

15.4 km

12.3 km

12.1 km

336 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

91.7 km

7.76 km

4.95 km

702 m

632 m

288 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 4 June

15°C

8°C

78 %

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View Over the Rureifel – Obersee at Einruhr loop from Mittleres Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Pferdsley und Wiselsley

Woffelsbach on the Rursee

View of the Rursee from Woffelsbach

View Over the Rureifel

Simonskall Village

Rur Dam (Schwammenauel Reservoir)

Schwammenauel Dam

Obersee at Einruhr

View of Obersee

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