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    Rursee-Altitude-Way

    Medium
    14,2 km
    4:00 h
    332 m
    331 m
    540 m
    275 m
    Round Tour
    Regional hiking trail
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    Startpoint

    Rurberg National Park Gate

    Destinationpoint

    Rurberg National Park Gate

    Explore the heights of the Eifel between Rurberg, Kesternich and Steckenborn and experience a fascinating natural landscape on this approx. 14 km long tour starting from Lake Rursee.

    The 14.6 km long tour starts at the National Park Gate in Rurberg, where guests can find out about the scenic characteristics of the National Park region and the Rursee before the tour. In the exhibition "Lifelines of Nature" the flora and fauna of the only national park in North Rhine-Westphalia are thematized and explained in an appealing way. At the beginning the tour leads 100 meters along the shore of the Rursee, which belongs with a capacity of 205 million m³ to the largest dams of Germany, before the way to the west branches off into the mountain ranges of the Eifel. After leaving the village you will reach the Weidenbacher Mühle, built in 1807. The idyllically situated building was once driven by a water wheel and mainly ground rye and oats. The last miller worked there until the 1950s. In 1960 the mill, threatened by decay, became private property and was extensively restored. The trail climbs up to the Eifelblick Kierberg, 455 metres above sea level, which offers a fantastic view over Lake Rursee and the Eifel National Park and on to the outskirts of Steckenborn. Near Kesternich you will then encounter various scattered emigrant farms. During the land consolidation in the 1970s, the farmers there exchanged their many small, often widely dispersed estates for a coherent area outside the village. Shortly before Rurberg, a short detour to the "Eifelblick - Youth Hostel" 470 metres above sea level is worthwhile. The reward for this effort is a fantastic view far across Lake Rursee to the wooded slopes of the Eifel National Park. The tour ends in Rurberg, where you can end the day in one of the cosy cafes or restaurants.

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    Route guidance

    The circular route is signposted with the number 44.

     

    Route characteristics

    The route includes easy and medium ascents and descents. Some asphalted passages, especially at the beginning and at the end of the tour, the route mainly leads along natural paths and trails.

    Please stay on the marked routes.

    With waterproof hiking boots, clothes adapted to the weather, enough water and a little food you are well equipped for the tour.

    Rursee shipping

    Those who love it contemplative can treat themselves and their guests to a boat trip over one or more lakes of the Eifel lake district after the tour and enjoy the charming landscape from the water. Further information can be found at www.rurseeschifffahrt.de.

    Use our route planner for the individual planning of your journey by car and enter "Seeufer 24 Rurberg" as your destination.

    Parking is available at the  Rurseezentrum Rurberg (with costs).

    The bus stop closest to the starting point is Rurberg Kirche and is served by bus 68. On weekends, the National Park Bus also runs to the Rurberg National Park Gate. Your personal connection information with tariff information for travelling by public transport is available at: www.avv.de

    Flyer der Rurseetouristik erhältlich im Nationalpark-Tor Rurberg und dem Nationalpark-Infopunkt in Einruhr.

    Die Wanderkarte Nr. 3 „Monschauer Land - Rurseengebiet“ des Eifelvereins bietet Ihnen eine zusätzliche Orientierungsmöglichkeit ISBN: 978-3761615843

    RURSEE-TOURISTIK GMBH

    Seeufer 3

    52152 Simmerath-Rurberg

    Phone +49 (0) 2473 93770

    Email: info@rursee.de

    Internet: www.rursee.de  

     

    Eifelverein - Local Group Rurberg-Woffelsbach e.V

    .Am Grasberg 19

    52152 Simmerath

    Phone: 02473 - 24 25

    Email: info@Eifelverein-Rurberg-Woffelsbach.de

    Internet: www.Eifelverein-Rurberg-Woffelsbach.de

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    Last changed on 07.01.2025

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