Riverside path along the Ruhr – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Brenscheder Straße

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Riverside path along the Ruhr – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Brenscheder Straße

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Riverside path along the Ruhr – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Brenscheder Straße

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29.9km

220m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.1 km for 344 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.40 km

Springorum Cycle Path

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A particularly well-developed piece of bike path. Ideal for driving and nicely integrated. The path is even lit.

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11.0 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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Always relaxed cycling.

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11.4 km

Riverside path along the Ruhr

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Here you cycle along the Ruhr at pretty much the same level as the river. In some places the Ruhr has overflowed the banks a little, but only by a …

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11.5 km

Towpath along the Ruhr in Essen-Burgaltendorf

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Always nice along the Ruhr

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12.1 km

Old Dahlhausen Lock

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Great cycle path on the Ruhr. Drives well.

Is the 9 lock and is located on the left bank of the Ruhr in today's Bochum district of Dahlhausen.

It was completed in 1776.

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16.9 km

Weir and Lock at Birschel Mill (Hattingen)

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The towpath in Hattingen is a beautiful, flat route and offers various stopping points with places to sit. It is also very suitable for (smaller) children. For a longer tour, …

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22.8 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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23.8 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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29.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

2.62 km

2.32 km

826 m

539 m

126 m

118 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

1.75 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

18°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

August 7, 2024,Sonnenaufgang über der Ruhr 🌅🚲🚲🦢🦆🌸🌼🐿️🥰

What a wonderful start to the day!
The @Lustiges Wesen accompanied me on his way to work towards Wuppertal to the Isenburg loop and then made a little circuit along the Ruhr and over Weitmar Mark, just as it did yesterday when I collected them.

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January 28, 2024,Ruhrtal zwischen Dahlhausen und Hattingen 🌞🚲🚲🌊😍

Because it was so beautiful yesterday, today again: This time we went through the Ruhr Valley between Dahlhausen and Hattingen. Start via the Springorumtrasse, then on the Ruhrtalradweg once around the winegrowers' Ruhr peninsula below the Isenburg, a little refreshment at the milk filling station, 🥤😋 The way back through the woods and over Weitmar Mark. 🌳🌞🚲
It was nice! …

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November 26, 2022,Kurztour mit meinem neuen Reiserad

Here is a review of the summer bike tour:

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May 11, 2024,Eppendorf - Dahlhausen - Kosterbrücke und zurück

A short bike tour from Eppendorf to Dahlhausen and then along very beautiful paths along the Ruhr to the Koster Bridge and then back via Donnerbecke.

A refreshment along the way is a must: delicious waffles with ice cream and cream and cafe crema at the mini golf course in Hattingen.

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