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Elephant Loop – experience the Börde

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Elephant Loop – experience the Börde

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Elephant Loop – experience the Börde

04:05

68.1km

150m

Cycling

Did you know that the largest elephant in the world is in Hamm? On this tour you can see for yourself and marvel at the walk-in work of art up close. The starting point is Hamm (West) train station.

From there you drive, framed by the water, on a…

by radrevier.ruhr

Last updated: July 23, 2025

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Your route passes through protected areas

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NSG Tibaum

NSG Lippeaue von Stockum bis Werne

Naturschutzgebiet Uelzener Heide / Mühlhauser Mark

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Train Station

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6.40 km

Central Embankment Between the Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal

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The cycle path leads along the dam between the canal and the river Lippe. Great view and beautiful nature - only to be recommended.

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16.5 km

Klöcknerbahnweg

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Here in the eastern Ruhr area there used to be many small coal mines that connected the various mining sites. This was one such track. Today, instead of the railway …

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47.8 km

Alleenradweg (Former Railway Line of the Westfälische Emschertalbahn)

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Avenue cycle path
Former railway line of the “Westphalian Emschertalbahn”. Opened in 1876 and connected Welver with the Ruhr area

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68.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.4 km

23.2 km

8.26 km

7.93 km

1.26 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.8 km

21.1 km

4.84 km

1.96 km

1.19 km

189 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

27°C

16°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

May 26, 2024,Elefantenrunde - Die Börde erfahren (radrevier.ruhr Tour)

We were very lucky with the weather today. 😅
There was a bit of a light drizzle at first, but it quickly disappeared again.
We only saw the showers from a distance. 👀
The route was easy to ride throughout.
I would have liked a bit more variety.
Always riding along old railway lines gets a bit boring in the …

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August 19, 2025,Elefantenrunde – Die Börde erfahren

Today was a tour like I love, mostly partially shaded, very nice cycle paths, everything just worked out.

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May 26, 2024,《radrevier.ruhr 》RevierRoute Elefantenrunde - Die Börde erfahren 🚴

For me today was the 3rd tour from the collection of 《radrevier.ruhr》routes.

radrevier.ruhr/unsere-revierrouten/elefantenrunde

The routes were all easy to ride, but as a "country bumpkin" I missed a bit of variety in the landscape today. It was just calmly beautiful...

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July 19, 2025,Elefantenrunde – Die Börde erfahren

Today's bike tour takes us to Hamm to explore the so-called "Elephant Circuit" along the Börde River. Early in the morning, shortly after 7:00 a.m., we meet at platform 4 of Osnabrück Central Station. Although the train doesn't depart until 7:48 a.m., there are already plenty of travelers on the move—it's the holidays, after all.

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March 21, 2025,Kanal u. Bahntrassen Tour 🚴🏻🚴🏿‍♂️🌞21°

We parked 🚗 today at the cemetery in Scheidingen.
From there, we headed towards the Datteln-Hamm Canal.
At first, we had the canal on our right➡️, later we changed sides🔄, and the Lippe River accompanied us as well.
At Rünthe, we left the canal and drove via Kamen to Königsborn.
From there, we headed east again on railway lines towards …

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November 3, 2024,Elefantenrunde – Die Börde erfahren

In sunny, windless autumn weather we went on another lovely tour from Hamm to Kamen today.

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November 1, 2022,Elefantenrunde - Die Börde erfahren

RevierRoute: Elephant tour - experience the Börde

We parked in the Park+Ride car park at Unna-Königsborn train station. There you can park for free. The route goes right past it. The tour was great fun. Route, sights and course.

radrevier.ruhr/de/unsere-revierrouten/elefantenrunde.html

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September 15, 2023,Hamm / Kamen / Unna / Hamm (Elefantenrunde)

The tour was one of our most beautiful this year. The first third takes you along the Datteln Hamm Canal and the Lippe. Then we continue along old railway lines from Bergkamen to Unna. The last third leads mainly straight ahead along a beautiful cycle path until you finally come back to Hamm via a few villages. There are plenty …

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March 28, 2023

Did you know that the largest elephant in the world is in Hamm? On this tour you can see for yourself and marvel at the walk-in work of art up close. The starting point is Hamm (West) train station.
From there you drive, framed by the water, on a dam between

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Central Embankment Between the Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal

Klöcknerbahnweg

Alleenradweg (Former Railway Line of the Westfälische Emschertalbahn)

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