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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Haltern am See

Via the "Alte Fahrt" – View of the Haltern Reservoir loop from Haltern am See

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Haltern am See

Via the "Alte Fahrt" – View of the Haltern Reservoir loop from Haltern am See

Moderate

4.8

(751)

2,154

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Via the "Alte Fahrt" – View of the Haltern Reservoir loop from Haltern am See

02:30

40.7km

100m

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: August 20, 2026

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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Train Station

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17.7 km

Via the "Alte Fahrt"

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Here you can reach us via the "Alte Fahrt" (former Dortmund-Ems Canal).

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18.1 km

Alte Fahrt between Datteln and Olfen

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The Alte Fahrt is a disused branch of the Dortmund-Ems Canal. With the growing ship traffic on the canal, various side arms had to be built as early as 1929, just 30 years after it was opened. Larger ships in particular were able to use side arms of the canal and thus avoid each other. Many years later the main canal was widened at the crucial points and the so-called second voyages were dismantled or separated from the main canal. Many of the former tributaries are now closed biotopes and invite you to go on discovery tours on foot or by bike.

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22.0 km

Stever floodplain

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View of the bridge of the Alte Fahrt from 1893. There is now a bike path where the ships used to go.

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27.5 km

Alter Postweg Cycle Path

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A beautiful and well-traveled route between Olfen and Haltern, which goes through a forest and is free of annoying cars.

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34.8 km

View of the Halterner Reservoir — North Side

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Beautiful lake to rest and relax, also suitable for fishing, swimming and boating.

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35.0 km

View of the Haltern Reservoir

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Just beautiful 🦊

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35.7 km

Halterner Reservoir

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... a worthwhile destination, cycling around the lake is also recommended. Especially the north side (one side of the forest, the other with a view of the lake) invites you to linger with numerous benches ... The south side is always quite busy on weekends. . .

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38.7 km

Halterner Reservoir

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Great starting point for a walk around the lake. It's the largest drinking water extraction facility, which is why swimming is prohibited everywhere.

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40.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.6 km

8.40 km

7.46 km

6.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

12.3 km

3.12 km

2.38 km

2.06 km

296 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 20 August

21°C

13°C

76 %

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Comments

September 7, 2025,Wesel-Datteln-Kanal – Alte Fahrt (Datteln–Olfen) Runde von Haltern am See

Today we're heading along the water. First, Lake Haltern, then the canal. A bit of the Do-Ems Canal, the old ford, and finally the Stever. Then back across the country to Haltern.

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October 4, 2023,Kleine Runde von Haltern am See über Flaesheim, Ahsen, Datteln, Olfen , Hullern

Beautiful, varied route first on the Wesel-Datteln Canal, then on the Altefahrt and later a great route always away from the main roads 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Start at the Hoher Niemen campsite and from there to the shad ferry across the Lippe. The recording of the lap only begins there

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June 10, 2023,Haltern-Hullern-Olfen-Ahsen-Haltern 2023

Nice tour of holders after Olfen to eat ice cream.
Super summer weather, delicious ice cream, a lot of dust is all it takes. Another beautiful day.

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August 13, 2022,Tourenbericht :) SteverLandRoute Etappenrunde 4 mit einem kürzeren Rückweg als im Begleitbuch beschrieben und ohne Rückweg über das Knotenpunktsystem

The 4th stage of the Steverland route leads from Olfen to the Dreibogenbrücke and into the Steverauen. The path around the Hullerner and Halterner reservoirs goes past the Füchtelner Mühle with our join-in station “Aktuelstromtisch”. While the Hullerner reservoir is rather quiet and you can almost feel Swedish, the Halterner reservoir offers a wide range of leisure activities for variety. …

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August 2, 2022,Nach Haltern am See

Today we drove this whole tour in the best weather, there was something of everything, on Lake Haltner, on the railway line and along the canal and through the beautiful landscape. The stop after so many km was really deserved. We had kohldampf. The possibility to stop and the tour is really recommended. During the week, the tour is easy …

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May 3, 2025,Von Olfen aus Lehmhegge entlang - Datteln Kanal entlang - Haltern am See - Hullern/Hullerner Stausee über Altee Postweg zurück nach Olfen

A very relaxing tour through the Münsterland region. From Olfen to Haltern am See and back to Olfen. Plenty of greenery, plenty of water, and, for the most part, a very quiet 🦻 tour.

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July 14, 2024,🚘 🚲 😎 🇩🇪-Olfen, Alte Fahrt zu den Kanälen und Seen

At reservoirs, Lippe and canals from and to Olfen.
On this bike-friendly route we experienced beautiful views over the Halterner and Hullern reservoirs.
This route leads comfortably along several canals, far away from traffic, you come across the idyllic Lippe several times and follow a section of the beautiful Alte Fahrt with a magnificent canal bridge over the Lippe.

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August 5, 2024,Barbara war Fährfrau 😃💪🏼Vom Wasser bis zur Heide Tour Olfen - Haltern am See –

Highly recommended tour. Tip: don't go on the weekend if you want to operate the ferry yourself. We were alone today. I can well imagine that it would be very busy otherwise on the paths and on the ferry.

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Via the "Alte Fahrt" – View of the Haltern Reservoir loop from Haltern am See

Via the "Alte Fahrt"

Alte Fahrt between Datteln and Olfen

Stever floodplain

Alter Postweg Cycle Path

View of the Halterner Reservoir — North Side

View of the Haltern Reservoir

Halterner Reservoir

Halterner Reservoir

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