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View of the Rhein-Herne Canal

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View of the Rhein-Herne Canal

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View of the Rhein-Herne Canal

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

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1. Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) – Erzbahn Bridge loop from Bochum West

49.1km

02:57

200m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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2. View of the Gasometer in Oberhausen – BernePark loop from Oberhausen Hbf

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02:22

110m

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3. View of the Rhein-Herne Canal – Mechtenberg Farm loop from Heßlerstraße

25.3km

01:31

130m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Atze (Roland H.)

September 18, 2024

For us Ruhrpottlers, the Rhine-Herne Canal is like the Rhine.
Every meter is a piece of vacation.

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Streuner

June 23, 2024

Rhine-Herne Canal, even though I'm not a schoolmaster.

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Alwin R 🚲

December 18, 2024

History

The construction of the canal, which lasted from April 5, 1906 to July 17, 1914, took over eight years and cost around 60 million imperial marks. It was managed by the Royal Canal Construction Directorate in Essen, which was founded in 1906. The geomorphological conditions of the Emscher Valley were largely used for the construction. In parts, particularly in Herne and Gelsenkirchen, the canal was built in the former riverbed of the Emscher, whose course had shifted slightly to the north due to the previous straightening.

Plans to expand the Emscher itself into a shipping route, known as the Emscher Canal, had already been presented by the industrialist William Thomas Mulvany in Düsseldorf in the second half of the 19th century. An Emscher Canal Committee was founded in Essen in 1873. Initially, the plans to canalize the Emscher were pursued further. The technical feasibility was presented by the committee in 1875.

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

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1. Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) – Erzbahn Bridge loop from Bochum West

2. View of the Gasometer in Oberhausen – BernePark loop from Oberhausen Hbf

3. View of the Rhein-Herne Canal – Mechtenberg Farm loop from Heßlerstraße

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