Towpath along the Ruhr – Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street loop from Hattingen

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Hattingen

Towpath along the Ruhr – Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street loop from Hattingen

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Towpath along the Ruhr – Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street loop from Hattingen

01:20

21.9km

140m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.84 km for 51 m

After 18.1 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.45 km

Iron Men at the Henrichshütte

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Hattingen historically: Large, rusty, in rank and file - and a naked excitement - the iron men!

The 2.40 meter tall behemoths with cast-iron minds and rusted muscles caused a …

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7.38 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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In some places on the Ruhr there is still the old historically paved towpath, for example at Horst, at Hattingen and at Stiepel.

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7.40 km

View from the Koster Bridge over the Ruhr Valley

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The Koster Bridge is a road bridge over the Ruhr. It forms the city border between Hattingen and Bochum. The border is located approximately in the middle of the river.

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9.28 km

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street

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Beautifully landscaped and a great route towards Lake Kemnader.

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10.1 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

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Why is a bicycle street a HL??? 🧐

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15.1 km

View of the Weir

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From the campsite

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16.8 km

Weir on the River Ruhr

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All barrages are used to generate electricity from hydropower.

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21.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

4.17 km

2.05 km

1.74 km

654 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

3.42 km

1.46 km

961 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

18°C

8°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 22, 2022,Kurze Spendentour für Herzkranke Kinder im Rahmen der "PSD HerzFahrt"

Anyone can simply join in and help: psd-berlin-brandenburg.de/soziales-engagement/psd-herzfahrt.html

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October 9, 2021,Erste Minirunde nach der Erkältung

After a long three years, I finally wanted to meet my friends from Poland again. At the end of May 2021, I started my bike tour eastwards. This is how my journey began:

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April 23, 2022,Kurz und schnell.

After the hike this afternoon my battery was still quite full 😉

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August 19, 2022,Pannhütte, alte und neue Ruhr

The ADFC Hattingen Tour "Off to the weekend" on August 19th started with Martina, Waltraud, Bernd, Diethelm, Johannes, Kai, Meinolf, Michael, Thomas, Gerd, and for the first time with Nina, Ute from Bochum and Larysa from Kyiv , currently Hasslinghausen. The tour went over the Pottacker along the Pannhütter Becke (Sprockhöveler Bach, Wellapa) up the Brandtstrasse to the Jewish cemetery …

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September 17, 2023,Kurz& schnell am Sonntag Vormittag

Here is a first look back at my Via Francigena bike tour 23 in April 2023: