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Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path

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Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path

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Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path

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    July 28, 2022

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    If you believe the numerous corresponding legends, the extremely unusual name of the route comes from the numerous market women who carried their goods with them like donkeys with their packs.
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    February 13, 2021

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    A former railway line of the Rheinische Bahngesellschaft, which ran from Bochum-Langendreer to Dortmund-Löttringhausen, was popularly referred to as the Rheinischer Esel. Workers drove it to their workplaces, coal was transported from the mines to the buyers and market women are said to have brought their goods to the market with this train (as donkeys).

    The line connected the routes from Dortmund via Hagen to Bergische, also built by the Rheinische Bahngesellschaft, with the route from Dortmund via Bochum to the Rhineland. This diagonal connection was completed in 1880 and shut down step by step between 1979 and 2004.
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    June 17, 2021

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    The low-gradient cycle path on a disused railway line between Dortmund-Löttringhausen and Bochum-Langendreer is approx. 12 km long.
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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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