Hiking loop from Herten

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Herten

Hiking loop from Herten

Moderate

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Hiking loop from Herten

02:12

8.52km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.04 km

Path Junction in Katzenbusch Forest

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2.93 km

View of Hoheward Heap from Resser Bach

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From the small bridge over the Resser Bach in the Katzenbusch forest area in Herten, you can see the Hoheward dump in good weather. The Resser Bach - a former …

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3.03 km

Bicycle Murals Under the Bridge in the Ruhr Region

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Artistically simply super beautiful graffiti.

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5.57 km

Nativity Scene at Stuckenbusch Monastery

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On display from Christmas Eve until the end of January

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5.63 km

Peace Bell in the Garden of Religions

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Peace Bell.
It was cast in Stuttgart in 1929 by Heinrich Kurtz.
It should be a moment of time out and remembrance. It should stand for togetherness.
The bell is the end of the small circular path in the garden.

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5.73 km

Garden of Religions in Alfons-Hünting Park

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Come to our former monastery church with its beautiful garden, which is the social center of our community. We maintain our Franciscan tradition not only with the construction of the …

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6.98 km

Brandhorst Forest Nature Reserve

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A bicycle road between fields and farms. Which leads to the Hoheward dump.

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7.49 km

Kampfbahn Katzenbusch Entrance Gate

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Katzenbuschstrasse 3. The land on which the stadium now stands was given to the city of Herten in 1905 by Count Droste von Nesselrode. The stadium was built in the …

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8.52 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

2.29 km

587 m

584 m

Surfaces

3.80 km

1.96 km

1.30 km

901 m

343 m

230 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

January 8, 2023,Auftaktwanderung zur Klosterkirche Stuckenbusch

In response to popular demand, this year we will start again with Franz-Josef's hike to the Stuckenbusch monastery church. Accompanied by the excellent, almost spring-like weather, 10 hikers were happy to finally be able to get some fresh air after the holidays. Our way led us through the Volkspark Katzenbusch from Herten in the direction of Recklinghausen. Again and again, …

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January 7, 2024,Auftaktwanderung zur Klosterkirche Stuckenbusch

Traditionally, the hiking year 2024 begins with the tour through the Katzenbusch Volkspark to the Stuckenbusch monastery church in RE. The nativity scene set up here is worth a visit every time as it is decorated differently every year. This year it was all about the first nativity play, which was dedicated to St. Francis performed it for the population …

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