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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Archäologie-Museum/Kreuzkirche

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Archäologie-Museum/Kreuzkirche

Moderate

5.0

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Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Archäologie-Museum/Kreuzkirche

01:38

32.9km

180m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 9, 2026

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After 23.6 km for 1.27 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.67 km

Westpark Bochum East Side

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West Park is always worth a visit. Great meadows, beautiful scenery and the starting point to Erzbahntrasse.

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10.4 km

A spectacular entry into the Erzbahntrasse. Architecturally interesting, but above all beautiful to look at and quite practical for cyclists and pedestrians. Actually, the route could also be called the bridge route. On the following kilometers there are still some remarkable bridge constructions...

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11.5 km

Erzbahnschwinge Bridge

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The railway line built at the beginning of the 20th century connected the Rhine-Herne Canal with the blast furnaces of the Bochum association and served to supply iron ore. Today, the track is consistently developed as a paved bike path and connects the Bochum West Park with the zoo "Zoom" in Gelsenkirchen on the Rhine-Herne Canal.

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15.8 km

Erzbahn Kiosk

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It's just a snack bar. Nevertheless, she is well on the way to becoming a cult, without any fancy. That's how it works in the pot.

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15.9 km

Stelzenbrücke at Erzbahnbude

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The longest bridge on the Erzbahn route, at 344 m, now runs over the former railway bridge. In the direction of Bochum, another highlight awaits just behind the bridge at Holger's Erzbahnbude.

At 344 m, the pillar railway is the longest bridge section on the Ore Railway. It was built in 1918–1919 to connect the Alma colliery to the railway. The bridge's carriageway is 14 meters above ground level. The structure spans the Gelsenkirchen-Wanne freight railway line with two half-timbered structures 33 meters long and the Cologne-Minden railway with 45.6 meters. In between there are 21 steel fields, each 13.35 meters long, which are screwed to the foundation and could therefore be adjusted if mountain damage occurred. The bridge's repairs were completed at the end of 2005. The box bridges were lifted during the renovation. (Wikipedia)

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15.9 km

Ore railroad line

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Where coal tenders once drove is now a good place to cycle. The many bridges testify to the wealth of ideas in the region when it comes to steel structures. If art comes from skill, all these bridges are works of art of industrial history.

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20.3 km

Zoom Adventure World Gelsenkirchen

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It is even possible to watch the brown bears romp from the bike path.

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20.8 km

Grimberg sickle

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Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to the Hoheward heap in the district of Recklinghausen: the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Rhein-Herne canal at the harbor Grimberg makes that possible. It connects the recreational areas north and south of the canal directly and without long detours.

The asymmetrical steel structure, whose name Grimberger Sichel was found at a public competition, crosses the canal in a semicircular arc on the western edge of the harbor. Suspended only by a 48 meter high steel pylon on the north side of the canal, the curved bridge has a span of around 150 meters. The northern, 37-meter-long ramp is formed by concrete retaining walls, and the southern, 34-meter-long ramp is made as a dam. More than 600 cubic meters of concrete and 235 meters of large bored piles for the abutments as well as 400 tons of steel and 465 meters of rope for the suspended structure were used.

The bridge was awarded the 2010 European Steel Bridges Award by the European Steel Construction Convention. This honors outstanding steel bridge constructions in Europe.

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32.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

7.43 km

4.65 km

3.58 km

750 m

163 m

157 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

24.1 km

4.02 km

2.59 km

1.43 km

533 m

183 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

25°C

14°C

16 %

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Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Archäologie-Museum/Kreuzkirche

Westpark Bochum East Side

Erzbahn Swing

Erzbahnschwinge Bridge

Erzbahn Kiosk

Stelzenbrücke at Erzbahnbude

Ore railroad line

Zoom Adventure World Gelsenkirchen

Grimberg sickle

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