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Münster Lock
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December 11, 2025
Hiking
Located northeast of the city center, the lock overcomes a considerable drop of 6.20 meters in the Dortmund-Ems Canal.
•December 11, 2025
Hiking
The first lock chamber at this location was built around 1898 during the construction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal (opened in 1899). The new twin chambers, built in 2008 and 2014, replaced the original structures, which were over 100 years old, to make the canal suitable for today's larger cargo ships.
If you're traveling by bicycle or on foot, the lock is an ideal spot for a break and a picnic by the canal.
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Distance 355 m
Downhill 10 m
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