Harkortsee Railway Viaduct – Lake Harkort loop from Ruhraue Witten-Gedern

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Wetter (Ruhr)

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct – Lake Harkort loop from Ruhraue Witten-Gedern

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Harkortsee Railway Viaduct – Lake Harkort loop from Ruhraue Witten-Gedern

01:18

20.1km

100m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 9.08 km for 92 m

After 9.94 km for 228 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.34 km

Terrace at Lake Harkort

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there is also a coffee here ☕

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6.17 km

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

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Great corner on Hakortsee. And the viaduct is worth at least 1 photo. You can also take a break in Herdecke.

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8.27 km

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke

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Great view of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke. With a length of 313 m and 12 semi-circular arches of 20 m each, the viaduct spans the valley.

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8.54 km

Ruhr Viaduct at Harkort Lake

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The bridge is a great photo opportunity. You feel like you've gone back in time. If a steam locomotive were to roll over it, the time jump would be perfect. ;)

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11.9 km

Lake Harkort

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Beautiful lake that is extremely busy when the weather is good (as to be expected).

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12.4 km

View of Wetter (Ruhr) and Lake Harkortsee

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One should not confuse the Harkortsee with the Stallion Lake here ... The first one
in the weather and the Harkortturm the other at Hagen with the Hohensyburg view.
Both lakes but only a "stone's throw" away from each other.

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13.8 km

Shore Path 🏖️ Harkortsee

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Very great section that follows the curve of the lake and so gives the view over the lake.

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18.1 km

Ruhr floodplains near Wetter (Ruhr)

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You can take a wonderful break in the Ruhr meadows. You can have a picnic along the way.

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20.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

2.43 km

2.39 km

1.73 km

1.08 km

114 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

2.39 km

2.09 km

700 m

411 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

6°C

48 %

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Comments

April 10, 2024,Feierabendtour 2

Didn't have enough time for a longer tour, but after 8 hours of sitting around, at least something.
I wanted to take a quick look at the town of Wetter (Ruhr), but that was still too long, forget it, boring place.

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