Schulenberg Tunnel – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Hattingen

Schulenberg Tunnel – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

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Schulenberg Tunnel – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

04:10

75.3km

550m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 36.2 km for 170 m

After 41.5 km for 103 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.37 km

Schulenberg Tunnel

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The Schulenberg tunnel in Hattingen is an old railway tunnel that connected Hattingen to Wuppertal via the coal railway. Today the coal railway cycle route runs there and the tunnel …

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4.45 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

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Top surface for driving. Really great for cruising

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6.18 km

Glückauf Trail

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The Glückauf route (former coal railway) is the longest continuous railway line between Hattingen and Wuppertal

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17.1 km

Glückauf Trail near Haßlinghausen

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Pure railway history and that by bike 😎
Route information available:
» go.eisenbahn-en.de/schee-silschede.html

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41.2 km

View of the Hengsteysee

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Here a few meters on the slope path over the path that leads around the lake you have a great view of the middle part of the Hengsteysees. To the …

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45.4 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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45.4 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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64.2 km

View of the north shore of Lake Kemnade

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In this section, the footpath, the inline skating path and the cycle path are separated. The cycle path is about six meters higher. It is noisy due to the adjacent A43 motorway, but the view from this point is excellent.

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69.2 km

Ruhraue Stiepel

Nature Reserve

70.5 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

74.0 km

Viewpoint

75.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

24.4 km

12.2 km

7.55 km

5.12 km

848 m

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.8 km

23.9 km

7.69 km

3.73 km

2.74 km

543 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

15°C

7°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 6, 2024,Glückauf-Trasse / Schulenbergtunnel 💯

Gives ice cream before lunch if mom only knew 😬💪🏻

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March 14, 2024,B⭕T - Besties on Tour ✨👯✨

@Regannie thank you for this great morning, Moni. 🥰
It was a pleasure as always. Unfortunately, the time passed far too quickly.
Next time we'll drive slowly. 😁😎

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December 29, 2022,Trassen im Sturm oder die letzten KM des Jahres gemacht 🍀🥂

The last tour for 2022. It was incredibly exhausting with the storm, but it had to be today. I had planned this tour as the maiden trip with the new bike, so it had to be ridden this year. I reached my goal for the year relatively easily. It was just the time factor that made it difficult. Oh, if …

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