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Path Along the Spoil Heap – Harpener Ponds loop from Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Path Along the Spoil Heap – Harpener Ponds loop from Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord

Moderate

4.2

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117

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Path Along the Spoil Heap – Harpener Ponds loop from Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord

01:29

24.1km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 6.13 km for 74 m

After 11.5 km for 137 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.86 km

Werner Straße Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Coal railway from Amalia mine via Robert Müser mine to Langendreer marshalling yard.

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6.96 km

Green Field in the Ruhr Region

Highlight • Natural

Simply nature, with a bit of luck watching birds hunting, is definitely worth a while to linger there and let nature take their toll

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7.87 km

Path Along the Spoil Heap

Highlight • Trail

Ideal for bypassing the overcrowded Ümmiger Lake

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8.28 km

Bike Path to Deponie Kornharpen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Hmm, I don't really understand the point of this cycle path. To do something good for bicycle traffic, the city of Bochum should have converted a street in the city into a cycle path.

No question, this is a really nice street for cycling. I cycle along it every day. But it's a street where there were hardly any cars before...

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12.3 km

Pottwal mural by Denis Klatt, Franz-Voigt-Straße

Highlight • Monument

An absolute eye-catcher, it fits the pot. A sperm whale swimming through what would be a huge lake without pumping.

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18.5 km

Harpener Ponds

Highlight • Lake

Werner Teiche or Harpener Teiche are located in the immediate vicinity of the Ruhrpark in Bochum. There is a wide variety of flora and fauna here, keep your eyes open. There are people in the Ruhr area who claim that the Harpener Teiche are one of the green, happy places in the Ruhr area.

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18.8 km

View of the Harpen ponds from the jetty

Highlight • Viewpoint

Dissolved minerals from the pit water from the mining of the Robert Müser colliery explain the occurrence of this curious water coloration in the northern part of the Harpen ponds. So the sulfur still comes into play and lets out bad smells from time to time, but you shouldn't let that deter you, because the beautiful surroundings clearly predominate.

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18.9 km

Mine Water Outlet, Robert Müser Colliery

Highlight • Lake

It's about the fabulous turquoise shimmer, which is reminiscent of parts of the water landscape like a blue lagoon in the South Pacific.
Dissolved minerals from the pit water from the mining of the Robert Müser colliery explain the occurrence of this curious water coloration in the northern part of the Harpen ponds. So the sulfur still comes into play and lets out bad smells from time to time, but you shouldn't let that deter you, because the beautiful surroundings clearly predominate.

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24.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

7.63 km

5.09 km

2.76 km

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

1.80 km

1.03 km

692 m

203 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

27°C

16°C

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Path Along the Spoil Heap – Harpener Ponds loop from Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord

Werner Straße Railway Bridge

Green Field in the Ruhr Region

Path Along the Spoil Heap

Bike Path to Deponie Kornharpen

Pottwal mural by Denis Klatt, Franz-Voigt-Straße

Harpener Ponds

View of the Harpen ponds from the jetty

Mine Water Outlet, Robert Müser Colliery

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