Path Along the Rhein-Herne Canal and Gasometer Oberhausen

It's nice that you can walk or drive on both sides of the Rhine-Herne Canal. We particularly noticed on this tour that the heavy ships pushed almost silently through the canal. The usual engine noise could not be heard.👍

Nice bike and hiking trail on the Rhine-Herne Canal with many sights.

"... Oberhausen Castle and the grounds of the Kaisergarten are directly adjacent to the Rhine-Herne Canal. The canal is part of the northwest German canal network and is 45 kilometers long with a height difference between Duisburg and Herne of 36 meters. The structure was built in 1914 in Commissioned as a connection between the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Rhine. The Rhine-Herne Canal has been subject to various modifications for mining and traffic reasons over the past 85 years Bank structures made of steel and stone. ... "
rheinruhronline.de/oberhausen/sehenswuerdigungen-in-oberhausen/rheinhernekanal/rheinhernekanal.htm