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Ruhr Valley Cycle Path Essen-Überruhr to Burgaltendorf – Cycling on former railway lines

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Ruhr Valley Cycle Path Essen-Überruhr to Burgaltendorf – Cycling on former railway lines

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Ruhr Valley Cycle Path Essen-Überruhr to Burgaltendorf – Cycling on former railway lines

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

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    September 17, 2019

    This cycle path between Essen-Überruhr and Burgaltendorf is the flood bypass of the Ruhrtal-Radweg. He leads 3.8 kilometers on a combined foot and bike path. The Ruhr Valley Cycle Route runs along the route of the old Ruhr Valley Railway, which was one of the most important routes in the heyday of the coal and steel industry. Numerous huts and factories were supplied with coal via this rail between Dusseldorf and Hagen. Today, large sections are passable by bike and the resulting Ruhr Valley Cycle Route is one of the most popular cycling routes in the Ruhr area.

    The path through the green from Überruhr to Burgaltendorf belongs to the project "ESSEN. New ways to the water ". The urban development project aims to network park and green areas as well as water areas and has already started in 2015. Since it is the flood bypass, the bike path runs just under a kilometer over the old railway line. Nevertheless, the low-traffic way is good to ride the bike.

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        Uphill 10 m

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

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