レックリングハウゼンの湖・トップ20

Beautiful paths right along the canal with a view of the canal crossing.

The stormwater retention basin and the Emscher meadows are wonderful for both humans and animals. There's always plenty of birdwatching to be seen there, and the trails are perfect for cycling and hiking. (Currently limited, as the stormwater retention basin and the riverbank are being rebuilt.) You can also spend the night in concrete tubes there...if that's your thing. https://dasparkhotel.net/

Here the Wesel-Datteln and Dortmund-Ems Canals join

A beautiful and easy-to-ride path along the canal. There's always something to see here.

Always worth a visit The sunset there is fantastic

on bumpy paths along the canal. The wind always comes from the front

Two canals meet here. A quiet trip along the canal with a lock that may have to be crossed with a small detour if you are travelling in the wrong direction.

We haven't cycled on the other canals yet, but what we saw on the Dortmund-Ems Canal was a beautiful landscape, and we were able to cycle on mostly good cycle paths along the canal. Between Senden and Münster you can even cycle on the right-hand side of the canal on an asphalt cycle path. The towns of Datteln, Selm, Olfen, Senden, Lüdinghausen and Münster are easily accessible from the canal. The entire stage from Dortmund-Deusen, the start of the canal, to Münster was 220km there and back. In Lüdinghausen and Münster we stayed in 2 very good cyclist hotels. Lüdinghausen, "Hotel No. 11" and Münster "Zum guten Hirten" (approx. 500m from the canal. Bus connection in front of the hotel to the city center. I can only recommend this tour.