Cultural Canal: Humility – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Selm

Cultural Canal: Humility – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

Moderate

4.5

(22)

186

riders

Cultural Canal: Humility – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

03:32

58.3km

220m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.9 km for 12 m

After 13.1 km for 12 m

After 23.5 km for 11 m

After 23.6 km for 12 m

After 25.5 km for 6 m

After 27.4 km for 16 m

After 27.5 km for 12 m

After 43.9 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.6 km

Dattelner Meer

Lake

13.9 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal Cycle Path

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Operating routes on the Datteln-Hamm Canal (near Waltrop-Oberwiese)

The paths beyond the canal are popular with walkers, hikers and cyclists alike. Whether as part of a local walking tour, a …

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14.7 km

Junction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Here the Dortmund-Ems Canal crosses with the Datteln Hamm Canal

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19.4 km

New Ship Lift Henrichenburg 1965-2005

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The new lift was opened in 1962 and has a trough length of 90 m with a width of 12 m and 3 m water depth. The useful size is …

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20.3 km

Cultural Canal: Humility

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Industriedenkmal

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21.1 km

Autumn atmosphere along the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Newly paved road directly behind the canal, fantastic underground and little traffic.

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29.1 km

Groppenbruch Spoil Heap

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Once you have made the climb up here, you will be rewarded with a beautiful and interesting view of the surrounding area. But the vegetation on the heap itself is …

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29.7 km

Groppenbruch

Nature Reserve

33.7 km

Halde Brockenscheidt with gauge tower - Waltrop colliery

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The Spurwerk tower is a work by artist Jan Bormann, who built the tower from 1,000 meters of track planks, as were once used in mining. The spoil heap invites …

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37.8 km

Viewpoint

38.6 km

LÜNTEC Tower (Colani Egg) – Former Minister Achenbach Colliery Shaft 4

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The Lüntec Tower (also called Colani Egg or UFO) is the futuristic redesign of a winding tower of the former Minister Achenbach coal mine in the Brambauer district of Lüner. …

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40.1 km

Stummhafen

Lake

58.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.4 km

7.17 km

6.95 km

5.36 km

2.09 km

212 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.9 km

13.0 km

5.05 km

3.33 km

1.55 km

474 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

13°C

7°C

26 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

January 21, 2024,WWBT Waltrop: Heaven on Earth oder fahr zur Hölle Baby 🚵🏽‍♀️🍀😀

That's how many pictures you get when you drive with several people 😂🍀

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January 21, 2024,WWBT RC Sprinter Waltrop

So after I did the snow tour yesterday, my legs were correspondingly heavy today. No wonder that my strength failed me in the last 10 kilometers. I also had a flat tire 6 km from the finish, this time at the back. I noticed that my pump was no longer of any use or was probably defective. A nice fellow …

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January 21, 2024,Die dirty 3 on tour oder: wir können auch sauber😂

Another great tour with @Steffi912 and @Jochen 🚵🚴 mtb2️⃣grvl4️⃣ruhrgebiet. Entertaining and had a lot of fun as always. Met Alex on the way👍🏻. Bought dessert on the way back😎

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January 21, 2024,3. Tour der WWBT 2024 bei Sprinter Waltrop 81

So, the 3rd tour of the WWBT 2024 with Sprinter RC Sprinter Waltrop 81 is done. 🤩💪

Got there early in the morning, parked strategically near the showers and then rolled the bike to the start. 🤭
Since hardly anyone was there so early, I was able to register in a relaxed manner and have a nice chat with almost …

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