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Restored Emscher

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Restored Emscher

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Restored Emscher

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Bike path near Gahmen – Restored Emscher loop from Lünen Hbf

53.9km

03:22

260m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Restored Emscher – Emscher Floodplain — North Side loop from Dortmund-Barop

41.7km

02:45

240m

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3. Restored Emscher – Westhusen Forest Area loop from Eichlinghofen H-Bahn

32.1km

02:04

180m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Rainer on Tour - casterℹx

July 9, 2017

From the middle of the 19th century on, the onset of industrialization in the Ruhr area also triggered strong population growth. The increased demand for drinking water was covered by the Ruhr and Lippe areas, and the sewage and pit water from the mines were emptied into the Emscher.

The Emscher was forced into a straight bed and thus turned into a sewer for the Ruhr area. The formerly fish-rich river degenerated to the "Köttelbecke" of the district. Since 1992, the ecological conversion has been planned and implemented for the entire route. The wastewater is transported in huge pipes up to 40 meters underground and the clean water, renatured, guided above ground.

The Emscher conversion will take until 2020. Over a period of about 30 years, the Emschergenossenschaft invests a total of 4.5 billion euros. Since the beginning of the 1990s, around three billion euros have been spent to date. Around 290 out of 400 channel kilometers have been laid so far, just under 130 out of 350 kilometers of water courses have already been ecologically improved.

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Gregor

November 16, 2018

The Emscher; you can usually smell the river long before you even see the water. And then it's more of a straight concrete channel with a steep slope. Not exactly the ideal place for a tour in the countryside.
But the Emscher is changing. By laying the new, underground sewer and dismantling the straightening, the Emscher is gradually becoming a pleasant excursion destination.
The upper reaches already show very well what it will look like in a few years.

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Thomas🌿🥾🚲

April 21, 2018

It is wonderful to see how the Emscher from tour to tour finds back a bit more to nature.

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Restored Emscher

1. Bike path near Gahmen – Restored Emscher loop from Lünen Hbf

2. Restored Emscher – Emscher Floodplain — North Side loop from Dortmund-Barop

3. Restored Emscher – Westhusen Forest Area loop from Eichlinghofen H-Bahn

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