The Riffelsbach Loop
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 906 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 906 ft
- Max elevation
- 1,681 ft
- TrailRank
-
45
4.8
- Min elevation
- 1,031 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 3 hours one minute
- Coordinates
- 667
- Uploaded
- October 25, 2016
- Recorded
- October 2016
near Hammer, Nordrhein-Westfalen (Deutschland)
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Itinerary description
The Riffelsbach Loop is a misnomer. While the trail crosses and - for a short part - follows the Riffelsbach, it is really a trail above the Rur, from Hammer to Dedenborn and back through the hills.
The Rur is without doubt the most important stream in the Northern Eifel, and it is beautiful wherever you go. This makes it impossible to single out any particular stretch while referring to its name, and that's why call this the Riffelbach tour - the area where the Riffelsbach meets the Rur.
The hike starts at the Hammer-Bistro in the village of Hammer. This is a good way to start, end or pause on any hike. Food and drink are very good. From here, the trail starts, counter-intuitively, to the west, following the Riffelsbach upstream and the Eifelsteig. Soon the trail turns east and meanders high above the Rur. At some point you end in Dedenborn, and while the Eifelsteig continues along the Rur, we make a turn and follow forest roads back to the Hammer Bistro.
The trail from Hammer to Dedenborn ismore varied than the one from Dedenborn to Hammer. But on this part of the trail we met a hiker who was aiming - as we did - for Hammer, but was wandering in the direction we came from (to Dedenborn). Just to say that one can get lost anywhere!
The Rur is without doubt the most important stream in the Northern Eifel, and it is beautiful wherever you go. This makes it impossible to single out any particular stretch while referring to its name, and that's why call this the Riffelbach tour - the area where the Riffelsbach meets the Rur.
The hike starts at the Hammer-Bistro in the village of Hammer. This is a good way to start, end or pause on any hike. Food and drink are very good. From here, the trail starts, counter-intuitively, to the west, following the Riffelsbach upstream and the Eifelsteig. Soon the trail turns east and meanders high above the Rur. At some point you end in Dedenborn, and while the Eifelsteig continues along the Rur, we make a turn and follow forest roads back to the Hammer Bistro.
The trail from Hammer to Dedenborn ismore varied than the one from Dedenborn to Hammer. But on this part of the trail we met a hiker who was aiming - as we did - for Hammer, but was wandering in the direction we came from (to Dedenborn). Just to say that one can get lost anywhere!
Waypoints
River
1,120 ft
BG 09-Rurbrücke und Bistro
Rur
Car park
1,059 ft
RB 01-Parkplatz
Intersection
1,308 ft
RB 04-Gabel
Car park
1,351 ft
RB 05-Tisch
Religious site
Intersection
1,538 ft
RB 08-Gabel
Intersection
1,581 ft
RB 09-Gabel
Waypoint
1,632 ft
RB 10-Mast
Intersection
1,482 ft
RB 11-Gabel
Intersection
1,396 ft
RB 12-Gabel
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Easy to follow
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Nice hike with beautiful scenery. Easy parking near the entrance of the camping.
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Easy to follow
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Amazing route.. beautiful scenary