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Trade routes – experience horizons

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Trade routes – experience horizons

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Trade routes – experience horizons

02:41

44.9km

270m

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The 45 kilometer long circuit starts in Unna and takes you on the trail of medieval trade routes over the historic Hellweg. You cycle up to the Haarstrang and enjoy a wonderful view of the surrounding area.

In Frönberg you can visit the Chainsmith Museum, which will give you…

by radrevier.ruhr

Last updated: October 18, 2024

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18.3 km

Panoramic view along the Ruhr Valley cycle path

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Once briefly through Wickede and it's quiet again on the RuhrtalRadweg. This runs here on asphalted ground, but mostly on paths closed to motorized traffic - quite idyllic.

Just before …

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View from Opherdicke

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Magnificent view from there!
You can already see in the morning who is coming to visit in the evening. *lol*

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

10.9 km

9.85 km

4.44 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.7 km

3.90 km

2.37 km

1.91 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Monday 13 July

30°C

18°C

43 %

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September 23, 2025,Handelswege – Horizonte erfahren

This tour is part of the komoot collection "Regional Routes in the radrevier.ruhr."
A very beautiful leisurely tour with fantastic views towards Münsterland in the north and the beginnings of the Sauerland in the south.
Approximately 30% of the route is identical to the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route. However, the other roads and cycle paths are also free of significant …

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May 29, 2025,Kul-Tour, Na-Tour, Rad-Tour am Haarstrang 🐞 - der Süd-Kreis

I'll start with the 😫😱: editing this tour and synchronizing it from the website to the app was a disaster. It took me several hours, as well as reinstalling the app. Annoying.
The photos were all duplicated again. The order is still mixed up. That's why my captions are sometimes weird. I gave up 🥺

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August 13, 2021,RadrevierRuhr: Handelswege – Horizonte erfahren

Today I cycled the tour from the Ruhr area "Trade routes - experience horizons". I made a change because it didn't make sense to me why the tour doesn't pass the Opherdicke moated castle. In addition, I forgot😕 to cancel the break at St. Josef, so that the part up to the starting point of the round is missing .☹️

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May 20, 2023,Ruhrgebiet: Handelswege – Horizonte erfahren (radrevier.ruhr)

This 45-kilometer circular route from @radrevier.ruhr starts in Unna and follows the traces of medieval trade routes along the historic Hellweg (Westphalian Hellweg). In the Middle Ages, a Hellweg was a military road or an important thoroughfare for long-distance trade, kept permanently clear of vegetation along a strip roughly three meters wide (about the length of a lance). The Westphalian …

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May 29, 2023,2023-05-29 Alte Handelswege + 1 Stück Ruhrtal

Tour idea found at radrevier.ruhr - thanks for the very nice idea!
Very varied .. the Hellweg as an old trade route in connection with the Rugrtalradweg. Start and finish in Unna.
Very nice everything!

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January 3, 2023,ʀᴀᴅʀᴇᴠɪᴇʀ.ʀᴜʜʀ - Handelswege 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♀️🌤️

At the start of the new 2023 cycling season, there was a comfortable holiday bike ride in the sunshine from the Ruhr cycling area 🤗

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September 5, 2021,Hinterm (Ruhrgebiets)Horizont 🔭 geht´s weiter

If the Ruhr area were flat, it would end here. A tour from the radrevier.ruhr route planner at the easternmost tip of the Ruhr area. Anyone who likes cardio and leg training drives with the clock (because of the long and many inclines); otherwise like us counterclockwise. There was a lot of activity on the part of the Ruhr cycle …

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January 8, 2025,1. Hellweg [02-2025] - 🚲-Runde 2025 von Menden/Sauerland

Today, in sunshine with light clouds and +4 °C, I did a lap along the Hellweg between Unna and Werl. The approx. 48km were enough. On the Haarstrang above Dreihausen, my Bosch Nyon showed 13,000km. This means that I have covered 4,040km with the new, used bike since June 2024. My total mileage with all bikes in 2024 was 5,560km.

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March 28, 2023

The 45 kilometer long circuit starts in Unna and takes you on the trail of medieval trade routes over the historic Hellweg. You cycle up to the Haarstrang and enjoy a wonderful view of the surrounding area.
In Frönberg you can visit the Chainsmith Museum

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