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Hindenburg Gate – View of Nideggen Castle loop from Lendersdorf

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Hindenburg Gate – View of Nideggen Castle loop from Lendersdorf

Hard

4.8

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Hindenburg Gate – View of Nideggen Castle loop from Lendersdorf

08:09

29.3km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Rurtal bei Kreuzau

Burgauer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.56 km

Weiher

Lake

5.38 km

Rur

Lake

6.24 km

Weir on the Rur

Highlight • Structure

Numerous weirs give a great visual impression

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8.71 km

Engelsblick – View of the Obermaubach Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Aurora is the name given to this area where the hills stand.

Some of them are still interspersed with ore, which was deposited there as waste rock from the old mine.

And as a viewpoint, it's simply wonderful.

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10.6 km

Obermaubach Forest Chapel and view over the Obermaubach Reservoir

Highlight • Religious Site

Magnificent view of the Rur Valley and the reservoir.
The forest chapel was built between 1994 and 1996 by the Obermaubach working group and is open to visitors.
This "Eifel-Bick" …

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11.9 km

View of the Rur Valley and the Obermaubach Reservoir from Kuhkopf

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Eifelblick "Kuhkopf" provides an excellent view of the reservoir of Obermaubach, Bergstein, Rurtal and with a clear view to the Venn.

The weatherproof shelter is suitable for a rest in any weather!

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13.2 km

Kickley

Peak

13.5 km

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful rock formations made of red sandstone. The red sandstone cliffs in the Rur Valley have been under nature protection since 1999. Eagle owls have been breeding here again for …

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14.7 km

Hindenburg Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Hindenburg Gate is a colorful sandstone rock. The rock was created in the Triassic during the period of Buntsandstein about 220 million years ago from rubble and sand. The …

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15.2 km

Rurtalblick

Viewpoint

15.5 km

View of Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are numerous vantage points of the castle and the surrounding area on this beautiful stretch of the route.

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17.2 km

Nideggen Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle ruins on Buntsandsteinfelsen high above the Rurtal is a real highlight of any tour to Nideggen.

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29.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

5.71 km

3.95 km

1.98 km

370 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

5.64 km

5.53 km

5.05 km

1.92 km

578 m

199 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

26°C

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Comments

March 5, 2022,Ultramarsch Community Wanderung 🚶‍♀️🚶🥾💚 - Düren 🔁 Nideggen

Great hike 😍 together with ultra march and mammoth march enthusiasts.
Planned by @Koelner InFettehenne, numerous highlights awaited us and the weather was just great.☀️👍

Started in Düren, our destination was Nideggen.
Past Burgau Castle, where the swan 🦢 inspired us the most, we continued past the Obermaubach 💦 reservoir.
Our way led along the Buntsandsteinroute and thus through the …

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Hindenburg Gate – View of Nideggen Castle loop from Lendersdorf

Weir on the Rur

Engelsblick – View of the Obermaubach Reservoir

Obermaubach Forest Chapel and view over the Obermaubach Reservoir

View of the Rur Valley and the Obermaubach Reservoir from Kuhkopf

Buntsandstein Cliffs (Rur Valley)

Hindenburg Gate

View of Nideggen Castle

Nideggen Castle

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