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Ruhrquelle

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  • Round paved square with a narrow gutter in the middle through which the water of the Ruhr, originating here, flows. Surrounded by shrubs and trees.
    Round paved square with a narrow gutter in the middle through which the water of the Ruhr, originating here, flows. Surrounded by shrubs and trees.
    Photo: CC BY-SA, Ferienwelt Winterberg / Klaus-Peter Kappest

Nur 3 km von Winterberg entfernt entspringt die Ruhr am Nordosthang des Ruhrkopfs (696 m) in einem idyllischen Waldstück im Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge – eintrittsfreies Naturdenkmal und stilles Highlight im Sauerland. Ein Gedenkstein und ein Rondell laden zur Rast ein, bevor der Fluss seine 219 Kilometer lange Reise bis nach Duisburg beginnt. Zwei Premiumwege kreuzen sich hier: Rothaarsteig und RuhrtalRadweg machen die Quelle zum perfekten Stopp für Wanderer und Radfahrer. Familien entdecken auf dem Audiopfad „Bergwiesen und Quellen" Flora und Fauna, während die nahegelegene Ruhrquellenhütte mit Einkehr, Ski, Rodeln und Mountaincarts zu jeder Jahreszeit begeistert.

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ÖPNV: Die nächstgelegene Bushaltestelle "Am See" befindet sich in Winterberg-Elkeringhausen, ca. 2,2 km entfernt.


 

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51.213692, 8.558041
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51°12'49.3"N 8°33'28.9"E
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32U 469130 5673681
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