Rur River – Confluence of the Wurm and the Rur loop from Jülich-Broich

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Rur River – Confluence of the Wurm and the Rur loop from Jülich-Broich

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Rur River – Confluence of the Wurm and the Rur loop from Jülich-Broich

05:20

77.4km

120m

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: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Rur zwischen Linnich und Körrenzig

Obere Ruraue

Roerdal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.14 km

Rurdorf Weir

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"The large Linnicher Rur weir was built in 1875/76 according to the plans of the ingenious hydraulic engineer Professor Otto Ludwig Intze (1843 - 1904). It served to dam the …

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17.3 km

Obere Ruraue

Nature Reserve

24.3 km

Rur Bridge at Adolfosee

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The lake is a quarry pond, created as a result of sand and gravel quarrying from the late 1960s to the 1980s. In the initial phase it was popularly called …

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33.9 km

Rur River

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Paved gravel road by the river

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39.9 km

Effelder Forest Lake

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Here at the Waldsee you feel quite certain as on vacation. There is a great beach, you can go diving, sailing, wakeboarding and fishing. Definitely worth a break here.

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44.5 km

Confluence of the Wurm and the Rur

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I'm somehow drawn to this little spot; two idyllic rivers meet and decide to continue their journey together.

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45.3 km

Untere Ruraue

Nature Reserve

53.6 km

Wasser.Blick 25 - Adolfosee

Viewpoint

62.7 km

Weir on the Rur

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Here the Rur shows her wild side. A nice place to drop down and listen to the sound of the river. Also very popular for rafting and kayaking.

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64.0 km

View of the Rur

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In this section there is a notice board indicating the eastern varieties of the orchards.

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77.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.6 km

9.40 km

3.84 km

1.90 km

1.61 km

117 m

Surfaces

22.6 km

21.9 km

10.3 km

376 m

260 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

6°C

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Comments

June 6, 2024,Rur: Zwischen Linnich und Effeld (Grenze D/NL)

This section of the Rurufer cycle path led close to the Eifel-Rur, the flowering meadows, fields and through semi-open land with bush islands and with groves of oak, ash, poplar and willow in glorious weather. The chest-high grasses in the meadows are currently in full bloom, the light wind carried the pollen away in playful swirls. Fine gravel on the …

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June 25, 2023,Rurradweg Wassenberg - Linnich oder 2 Badeseen und ein Eis

I liked it. 😃 Most of the way is in the penumbra. I recommend following the Rurradweg symbol as the grasses on the other trails are quite tall in the summer months. It's just uncomfortable on the legs to drive through there.
On the way there are two bathing lakes to cool off and an ice cream parlour. - Don't …

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July 22, 2023,Kempen - Rurradeln in den Auen 4⭐

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August 17, 2025,3 Ländertour 1. Tag: Von Jülich nach Roermond-Kurz

We arrived in Jülich this morning without much traffic on the highways and then started our three-country tour. The first stage took us along the Rur River Cycle Route, crossing the border into the Netherlands and ending in Raermond, where the Rur flows into the Meuse. The cycle route runs mostly through natural floodplains directly along the river.

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May 29, 2023,RurUfer-Radweg - Tag 4: Von Jülich nach Roermond

Today the RurUfer cycle path takes us along the Börden landscape from Jülich to Roermond.
Find out more about our cycle tour on the wonderful RurUfer cycle path: netreisetagebuch.de/rurufer-radweg

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June 30, 2022,RurUfer-Radweg (Etappe 3): von Jülich nach Roermond

Recording of the third daily stage of the RurUfer cycle path (according to rurufer-radweg.de/touren ).

The start is the JUFA Hotel directly at the Brückenkopfpark in Jülich (jufahotels.com/hotel/juelich ), right next to the Rur. The end point is the market place in Roermond.

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June 7, 2024,Von Jülich 🚴🏻🚴‍♀️nach 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️Roermond

On this stage of our cycling trip, we were confronted with flooded sections for the first time. Nature has simply reclaimed the path along Lake Barmen and it was quite an experience to be able to see the path and the adjacent forest area like this.
In short, we had to take a detour of about 5 km 🚧 to …

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