Its source lies at  in the northern part of the Eifel in the Ahr Hills, north of the village of Kalenborn in the collective municipality of Altenahr in the county of Ahrweiler.
Its location is found in the northern section of the Eifel region in the Ahr Hills, positioned north of the village of Kalenborn as part of the collective municipality of Altenahr in the county of Ahrweiler.