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Henrichenburg New Lock – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Henrichenburg New Lock – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

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Henrichenburg New Lock – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

03:57

56.8km

220m

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: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.8 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.98 km

Hansa Hardenberg Bridge (Dortmund-Ems Canal, Ellinghausen)

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Hansa Hardenberg Bridge (on the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Dortmund-Ellinghausen)

The Hansa Hardenberg Bridge with a span of 58.50 meters and a width of 5.10 meters is operated by the Dortmund …

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11.6 km

Old Harbor on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Canal romance on the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal

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17.3 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal Path at Waltrop-Leveringhausen

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A really nice section on the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal for cycling. Varied, great to drive, with many places where sometimes great break in the sun can do.

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19.5 km

Upper Water at Old Henrichenburg Boat Lift

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LWL Museum and Schleusenpark offers technology for young and old

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19.9 km

Henrichenburg New Lock

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From here you have a good view of the little-noticed new lock.

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36.4 km

Stummhafen

Lake

41.1 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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General information about the Datteln-Hamm Canal (DHK) and the DHK cycle path
The DHK runs between Datteln (branch of the Dortmund-Ems Canal) via Lünen, Bergkamen to Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia. …

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42.7 km

View of the old harbor crane in Lünen

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The Preußenhafen (Prussia Port) is a port built in 1924/1925 and put into operation in the autumn of 1925. It is located on the Datteln-Hamm Canal (canal km 14.16 – 14.34) in Lünen-Süd (Horstmar district).

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42.8 km

Prussia Port

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The Preußenhafen, which was once a transshipment point for coal and steel, is still a transshipment point today; but for coffee, cake, beer and sausages. 😜

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44.7 km

Bahnbusch

Forest

46.0 km

Bürgerpark Gahmener Senke

Forest

56.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.0 km

20.1 km

6.38 km

5.97 km

846 m

487 m

Surfaces

22.8 km

14.0 km

11.0 km

6.19 km

2.63 km

246 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

25°C

13°C

87 %

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Henrichenburg New Lock – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

Hansa Hardenberg Bridge (Dortmund-Ems Canal, Ellinghausen)

Old Harbor on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Dortmund-Ems Canal Path at Waltrop-Leveringhausen

Upper Water at Old Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Henrichenburg New Lock

Datteln-Hamm Canal

View of the old harbor crane in Lünen

Prussia Port

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