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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Schwerte

Regatta course on the River Ruhr – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Schwerte

Regatta course on the River Ruhr – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

Moderate

4.7

(6)

hikers

Regatta course on the River Ruhr – Mühlenstrang Nature Reserve loop from Bahnwald

04:18

16.6km

100m

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 17, 2026

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150 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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1.05 km

Cycle Path Through Horse Pastures

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Nice section at the wave pool :)

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8.70 km

Old Railway Bridge

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Nice railroad bridge

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10.0 km

Canoe slalom course

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Nice stopover: Here you can relax with a drink at the beach bar and, with a bit of luck, watch the canoeists training.

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11.1 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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