Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Discover
Places to see

Natural Monuments

Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Hattingen

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

Discover
Places to see

Natural Monuments

Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Hattingen

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

Highlight (Segment) • River

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

Recommended by 5625 cyclists out of 5765

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Ruhraue Hattingen Winz

Save

Share

  • More

    • Loading

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

    Save

    Share

  • More

    • See rides here

    Take Me There

    Routes here

    Top cycling routes to Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

    4.8

    (585)

    2,627

    riders

    1. Riverside Path Along the Ruhr – View of Lake Baldeney loop from Margarethenhöhe

    106km

    06:30

    560m

    560m

    Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Navigate

    Send to Phone

    Save

    Hard

    4.6

    (340)

    1,061

    riders

    2. Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Herbede

    32.1km

    01:56

    230m

    230m

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

    Navigate

    Send to Phone

    Save

    Moderate

    4.7

    (306)

    839

    riders

    3. Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Kemnader See loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

    62.3km

    03:41

    290m

    290m

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

    Navigate

    Send to Phone

    Save

    Moderate

    Tips

    April 2, 2019

    The towpath in Hattingen is a beautiful, flat route and offers various stopping points with places to sit. It is also very suitable for (smaller) children. For a longer tour, it is the connection to the Baldeneysee in the south of Essen or to the Kemnader See in Bochum.

    Translated by Google •

      May 27, 2018

      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 in the district Winz in the southwest of the district Winz-Baak of Hattingen. The NSG is located in a river loop and includes a grassland embossed floodplain area, which extends for about five kilometers along the shore on the right or northern side of the Ruhr.
      The protected area was set up in the course of the landscape plan of the Ennepe-Ruhr district in 1998.

      Translated by Google •

        May 27, 2018

        In many places in the Ruhr valley the towpath can be seen on one or both banks of the Ruhr. In the past, mostly heavy horses used to pull the Ruhr vessels upstream. After the expansion of the middle Ruhr to the shipping lane in the second half of the 18th century, the river was in 1780 to Witten passable. It was until the beginning of railway construction to the main transport route for the coal, but also for other merchandise.
        From today's perspective, the small ships, the "Ruhraaken", had a lifting capacity of about 150 tons. The journey of the ships upstream against the current was usually time consuming. The towpath changed occasionally the shore, so that the draft horses had to be brought over and over again with the ship on the other side of the Ruhr. In the long term, this mode of transport was not up to the more flexible railways. After its peak in 1850, shipping gradually receded and finally ceased in 1889.
        Most of the towpaths that are still preserved today have been tarred and converted into walking and cycling paths. Only in a few places have you left the original paving. So also at the towpath directly below the castle ruins on Isenberg between Niederwenigern and Hattingen.

        Translated by Google •

          Sign up for a free komoot account to get 56 more insider tips and takes.

          Sign up for free

          Details

          Informations

          Distance 2.26 km

          Uphill 20 m

          Downhill 30 m

          Weather

          Powered by AerisWeather

          Today

          Monday 24 November

          6°C

          3°C

          0 %

          If you start your activity now...

          Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

          Most visited during

          January

          February

          March

          April

          May

          June

          July

          August

          September

          October

          November

          December

          See rides here

          Take Me There

          Loading

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

          Other Popular Places to Check Out

          Schulenbergtunnel

          Ruhr Waterfalls at Hattingen Weir

          Ruhr River at the Leinpfad in Hattingen

          Old Dahlhausen Lock

          Ruhrtalradweg in der Ruhraue Hattingen Winz

          Kohlenbahn Cycle Path Hattingen–Sprockhövel

          View of the Ruhr Weir in Hattingen

          Isenburg Castle Ruins

          Path Through the Felderbach Valley

          Ruhr River Cycle Path

          View of the Hattingen Ruhr Bend

          Ruhrauen

          Explore
          RoutesRoute plannerFeaturesHikesMTB TrailsRoad cycling routesBikepacking
          B2B
          PartnersConnectEmbed routes
          Company
          PressWhat's NewPioneersProduct UpdatesAmbassadorsAdventure Hub
          Community
          Help GuidesSupportKomoot Treasure Hunt
          Download the app
          Follow Us on Socials

          © komoot GmbH

          Privacy Policy
          Terms of Service
          Community guidelines
          Vulnerability disclosure program
          Imprint
          Information for law enforcement