Attractions in Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

The Ruhr reservoir lies between Bochum and Witten, so to speak, at the foot of the Ruhruni Bochum. It is a popular destination for the residents of Bochum and the … read more

When driving along the river, a ferry is a great way to take a break! There are not many of them in the Ruhr, this one is a highlight. It … read more

The nature reserve Ruhraue Hattingen Winz is a nature reserve on the Ruhr in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, covering about 119 hectares, ie just under 1.2 km². It is located entirely … read more

The Schulenberg tunnel in Hattingen is an old railway tunnel that connected Hattingen to Wuppertal via the coal railway. Today the coal railway cycle route runs there and the tunnel … read more

This railway line is really idyllic. The cycle path connects the Wuppertal Nordbahntrasse and Hattingen, where you can quickly reach the RuhrtalRadweg.

The route runs through the countryside and is … read more

As early as 1929, for reasons of water management, it was planned to stow the Ruhr between Haus Herbede and Haus Kemnade. First, the later lakeside were created by piling … read more

Ruhrgebiert is no longer called Pott, coal and ash. Here at the Ruhr you can bike close to nature.

Here it is worth getting off your bike and listening to the rush of the Ruhr for a while. Two small but wide steps ensure that the water of the … read more

Too crowded on weekends, but always worthwhile and very close to the Ruhr. Just beautiful!

Largest viaduct at its time, built from local rock in 1879

At the castle ruins you can make beautiful pictures especially in the autumn and in the snow in winter! In addition, the castle ruins Hardenstein is always worth a visit. … read more

Stop in the lock keeper's cottage. Nice beer garden, grill sausage and refreshments - ÖZ only until 19h

The Schee Tunnel heralds the eastern end of the Nordbahntrasse. During the winter period it is closed at night to protect the bats. In summer it is a nice cool … read more

A particularly beautiful place on a very beautiful section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path. The old railway bridge and the tunnels as well as the view of the Ruhr meadows are worth a look even after the 100th time.

In this section, the course of the footpath, the Inlinerweges and the bike path is separated. The bike path is about 6 meters higher. Although it is loud by the … read more

This is a nice flat section of the Ruhrtalradwegs, which leads along the river. On the way there are interesting information about the route and the sights on boards.

The surroundings of Lake Kemnader and the lake itself are worth a "detour". On sunny weekends the lake is naturally overcrowded like other local recreation areas, if you can arrange it you should use the weekdays Mon - Fri.

In the morning you can cycle here most beautiful. In the afternoon usually quite full.

We walked the route today from / to Haus Raffenberg. Beautiful and great to walk. However, you should not park at the specified location. Haus Raffenberg seems to be a … read more

The Muttentalbahn was a good six-kilometer-long railroad, with the coal was transported in the 19th century from the mines in the Muttental in the southeast of the Ruhr to the … read more