Leisure

Enjoying pure nature in the valleys of Ruwer or Riveris or up on the foothills of the Osburg Hochwald is the simplest and most relaxing way to spend your free time. We have also listed other sporting, social and cultural options for you here.

  • Barefoot path

    on hiking track Sd 3 between Pluwiger-Hammer and Raulsmühle

  • Boulodromes/bowling pitches

    • Gusterath: Am Schulplatz
    • Holzerath: Dorfplatz in the town centre
    • Kasel: Right by the Ruwer-Hochwald cycling track
    • Korlingen: At the Gemeindehaus (parish hall)
    • Morscheid: At the fire station

  • Fitness studios

    • Mertesdorf: Life Fitness, Sport studio, Ruwertalhalle, tel.: +49 651 5610530
    • Osburg: Studio TOP-FIT; Zur Weilershecke 5, tel.: +49 6500 917474

  • Outdoor pool / Bathing lake

    • Mertesdorf: Freibad Ruwertal, tel.: +49 651 52336
    • Holzerath: Leisure complex by the artificial lake

  • Grillhütten (Grill lodges)

    • Gusterath: Grillhütte Gusterath, contact: Alfred Bläser, tel.: +49 6588 910349
    • Holzerath: Holzerather See, contact: Herbert Marth, tel.: +49 6588 988855
    • Lorscheid: "Hochwald-Blick", contact: Jutta Gard-Becker, tel.: +49 6500 1335
    • Ollmuth: "Zur schönen Aussicht", contact: Gerd Dietzen, tel.: +49 6588 1254
    • Osburg: "Schornstein Wald", contact: Heinz Wacht, tel.: +49 6500 1322
    • Riveris: Waldfestplatz, contact: Hans Jakobs, tel.: +49 6500 675
    • Thomm: Jugendwaldhütte, contact: Antonia & Walter Weber, tel.: +49 6500 8321
    • Pluwig: AMV Grillhütte, contact: Michael Heinen, tel.: +49 6588 7233
    or more information on the grill lodges click here.
  • Freibad Ruwertal

    Bowling alleys

    • Gutweiler: Gasthaus Reh, tel.: +49 6588 435
    • Korlingen: Gasthaus Benzmüller, tel.: +49 6588 7136
    • Osburg: Kegelsportverein, tel.: +49 6500 8901
    • Pluwig: Pizzeria Da Maria, tel.: +49 6588 987133
    • Riveris: Gasthaus Langenstein, tel.: +49 6500 287
    • Schöndorf: Gasthaus Backes, tel.: +49 6588 7150
    • Thomm: Gasthaus zur Post, tel.: +49 6500 918991

  • Cycling

    More information on the Ruwer-Hochwald cycling track

  • Sporting grounds in the municipalities

    Farschweiler, Gutweiler, Kasel, Lorscheid, Mertesdorf, Morscheid, Osburg, Pluwig, Schöndorf, Thomm, Waldrach

  • Indoor and outdoor tennis courts

    • Gusterath: 4 courts, information: P. Hilgert, tel.: +49 6588 508
    • Gutweiler: 3 courts, information: B. Rommelfanger, tel.: +49 6588 7036
    • Kasel: 3 courts, information: P. Mertes, tel.: +49 651 / 53287
    • Kasel, indoor tennis centre: 4 courts, information P. Mertes, tel.: +49 651 57285
    • Mertesdorf: 3 courts, information: A. Orth, tel.: +49 651 57648
    • Osburg: 3 courts, information: B. Alten, tel.: +49 6500 8663
    • Waldrach: 3 courts, information: H. Bräuer, tel.: +49 6500 1535

  • Volleyball courts

    Kasel, Korlingen, Mertesdorf, Osburg, Pluwig

  • Hiking

    Signposted hiking tracks throughout the entire district (Hiking map on request - € 7.90).
    Guided themed hike (information available from the hike guide Wolfgang Neuerburg, tel.: +49 651 9950088)

  • Wading pools

    • Farschweiler, Hauptstr., Unterm Wehlenkopf
    • Holzerath, leisure complex by the artificial lake
    • Morscheid, Praßwies