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Schwerte

Ruhr Bridge at Wellenbad – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Schwerte

Ruhr Bridge at Wellenbad – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

Moderate

4.9

(11)

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Ruhr Bridge at Wellenbad – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

03:09

12.5km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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883 m

Ruhr Bridge at Wellenbad

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Nice view of the Ruhr. The bike path goes in both directions paved through pastures and meadows.

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1.64 km

Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve

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A paved route, also as a circular route.

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1.71 km

Ruhr Riverside Path

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In addition to great views of the Ruhr, there are many waterfowl to watch here.

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3.10 km

Ruhr Meadows near Schwerte

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Very nice section of the RuhrtalRadweg. Very well attended by cyclists and pedestrians in good weather or at the weekend.

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6.80 km

Confluence of the Mühlenstrang and Ruhr near Schwerte

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The mill line rises in the south of the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Holzwickede and runs in a southeasterly direction. It flows past the Hengsen reservoir towards the southwest and receives a tributary from the Gehrenbach on the right. After 9.8 km, the mill line flows into the Ruhr near Schwerte.

The mill line emerged from one of the two arms of the Ruhr that flowed through the floodplain until 1719. This year the Ruhr overflowed its banks and shifted its course to the south. In order to continue supplying the water mill, the remaining arm was narrowed down. In the 1950s, the course was straightened and deepened, and later additional walls were built to protect against flooding. In 1998 the area was placed under nature conservation. Today the mill line is only poorly maintained, so that many aquatic plants have emerged again and various animal species have become native to the stream system.

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BChlenstrang

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8.67 km

Mühlenstrang Avenue

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It goes straight along an avenue on asphalt. It sounds boring, but it wasn't at all because of the beautiful surroundings

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12.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

3.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

1.11 km

587 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 15 July

28°C

13°C

14 %

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Ruhr Bridge at Wellenbad – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

Ruhr Bridge at Wellenbad

Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve

View of the Ruhrfeldgraben

Ruhr Riverside Path

Ruhr Meadows near Schwerte

Confluence of the Mühlenstrang and Ruhr near Schwerte

Mühlenstrang Avenue

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