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Aiming high – Essen hiking trails

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Aiming high – Essen hiking trails

Hiking Collection by Visit Essen

Aiming high – Essen hiking trails

8 routes

37:48

137km

2,270m

Hiking in Essen is a wonderful experience. This city, in the heart of the Ruhr region, boasts four top-class hiking trails, with a total length of over 120 kilometres (75 mi). No other German city has such superb hiking trails and they’re as varied and exciting as Essen itself.

The Baldeney loop, just under 27 kilometres (17 mi) in length, and the Kettwiger panoramic loop, 34 kilometres (21 mi) long, take you through the green south of Essen, past quaint…

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#1.

BaldeneySteig

27.4km

07:44

520m

520m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Easy

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Hard

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Easy

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Easy

26.6km

06:57

200m

200m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Hard

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Easy

33.7km

09:37

770m

770m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Hard

View from the Korte Klippe over Lake Baldeney

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The Korte Klippe, named after the Essen horticultural director Rudolf Korte, is located in the Schellenberger Forest in the Heisingen district. From up here you have a perfect view over …

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Brandenbusch Settlement

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The Brandenbusch settlement, built in cottage style, was built in 1885 as a residential complex for the servants of the nearby Villa Hügel. Up to 600 servants and employees of …

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Isenburg castle ruins

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Around 1240, the Neue Isenburg, named after the Isenburg in Hattingen, was built above the Ruhr by Count Dietrich von Altena-Isenberg. Only 48 years later it was destroyed again. Its …

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Collection Stats

Activities

8

Distance

137 km

Duration

37:48 h

Elevation

2,270 m

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