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Einruhr

Waterland Route

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Einruhr

Waterland Route

Moderate

4.8

(1281)

4,238

hikers

Waterland Route

04:38

16.8km

290m

Hiking

You always have the water in view on this tour through the Eifel National Park. Trees, mountains and the wide sky are reflected on the lake surface. With these beautiful views you can completely immerse yourself in nature. From Einruhr you hike along the Obersee and the Urft, the banks…

by Eifel Tourismus

Last updated: March 5, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

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1.02 km

View of Einruhr and the Rursee

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A few meters down and your gaze sweeps over the water to Einruhr.

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4.78 km

Rurberg Boat Landing (Upper Lake)

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The town of Rurberg lies at the interface between the Rursee and Obersee. Just outside the village, you have to cross the Paulushofdamm, hikers / cyclists can take a boat …

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Urft Dam

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When the dam was built at the beginning of the 20th century, the Urftsee was the largest reservoir in Europe. The reservoir lies entirely within the Eifel National Park, where …

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16.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

4.81 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.02 km

4.59 km

1.66 km

878 m

594 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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September 20, 2025,Wasserlandroute - Eifelsteig Partnerwege

Water naturally plays a key role on this circular tour, as the name of the Eifelsteig partner trail suggests. Water and fantastic late summer weather naturally go together, and so today we head to the Eifel National Park for a leisurely circular walk. Although there are plenty of benches there inviting you to take a break, we made quite a …

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June 13, 2026,Wasserlandroute - Einruhr, Eifel🌳🥾🇩🇪

Yesterday I was hiking with a group in Einruhr in the Eifel region 😄
You can park for free on the shoulder of the federal road, so you don't have to use the paid hiking parking lot.
It was a beautiful round in sunny weather, good spirits and nice conversations😁
Afterwards we ate at the Eifelhaus restaurant. It was very …

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May 29, 2025,Randonnée autour de l’Obersee via le barrage de la vallée de l’Urft au départ de Einruhr (D)

Simply amazing ☺️🙌🤩. I'm talking about the walk, of course 🙄. There's everything: climbs and therefore descents 😳, beautiful paths, paths with roots, paths with stones and, above all.... magnificent landscapes 🤩. I really recommend it 😍

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October 28, 2022,Partnerweg des Eifelsteigs - Wasserlandroute

Wow...... what views we were able to enjoy today😍...... and since I love water in all its facets, my absolute favorite tour of this vacation

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August 17, 2025,Wasserlandroute

Green slopes, crystal-clear water, blue-white skies

And that's the entire stretch of the Waterland Route around the upper lake of the Rur Dam, starting from Einruhr in the Northern Eifel.

Eifelfjords is another description often given to the area around the Rur and Urft lakes.

Let the Norway experts judge...

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March 21, 2025,Wasserlandroute

Another partner trail of the Eifelsteig, which, as the name suggests, mostly follows the water. A stop at the restaurant at the Urft Dam is always worthwhile.

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October 7, 2023,Tour "Wasserlandroute"

We parked in a parking lot directly in Einruhr. Since we were very early, no problem. It had rained a bit and still looked very gray on gray. But after the two climbs we were warm and the weather got better and better. We had beautiful views of Einruhr. The path has many benches and was easy to walk.
On …

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March 6, 2022,Rundweg um den Rursee Obersee – Eifel

Easy and family-friendly circular hike in the Eifel National Park in North Rhine-Westphalia. Starting from Einruhr, you hike leisurely on paved paths with short, steeper sections around the Obersee to the Urftseemauer with a wonderful view of Vogelsang Castle. In between, however, with a somewhat monotonous section, then at the end again with very beautiful paths and at the end …

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May 4, 2021

You always have the water in view on this tour through the Eifel National Park. Trees, mountains and the wide sky are reflected on the lake surface. With these beautiful views you can completely immerse yourself in nature. From Einruhr you hike along the Obersee and the Urft, the banks of which nestle

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September 12, 2024

Public transport tip 🚍
You can reach the "Simmerath Einruhr" stop with lines 83 and SB63. Timetable information is available at avv.de.
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By the way 🚢
If you want to shorten the hike, you can board a boat at the Urft dam or at the Rurberg/Obersee pier from the end of March to the end of October and return

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