Explore the idyllic Rur valley south of Dedenborn on this beautiful hike. The starting point is the church of St. Michael. When the larger villages broke away from the parish churches of Konzen and Simmerath at the beginning of the 18th century, new places of worship had to be built. This was also the case in Dedenborn. In 1717, the foundation stone was laid for the church of St. Michael, which was built in a rural style. Today, despite its 1973 extension, it is the only surviving church of this type in the Monschau region. Its interior contains historically valuable Stations of the Cross from the 17th century.

From the starting point, the trail first leads to the Rur, where you can observe the river loops and many beautiful river bends. The landscape in this part of the Rur valley is characterized by extensive floodplain landscapes, as the river flows in wide loops through the fertile valley due to the low gradient until it finally flows into the Obersee near Pleushütte. A floodplain or Auel is the name given to a fertile meadow between the bend in the river and the mountain. The two Dedenborn districts of Rauchenauel and Seifenauel owe their names to the winding course of the Rur with its wide bends.

The St. Michael footbridge soon comes into view, connecting the hiking trails between Einruhr and Dedenborn and offering a great view of the river valley.

The path approaches the Rursee before turning north again. Along the banks of the river, you return towards Dedenborn. In the village, you will come across the small houses of a Stations of the Cross. They were built between 1857 and 1863 in the center of Dedenborn and made the village a popular pilgrimage site in the Eifel. Some of the old plaster sculptures are still preserved, others have been newly made from clay.