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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Recklinghausen

Lothringen Route – Lothringen Cycle Path loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

Road cycling routes

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Recklinghausen

Lothringen Route – Lothringen Cycle Path loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

Moderate

5.0

(1)

75

riders

Lothringen Route – Lothringen Cycle Path loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

01:04

23.3km

150m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

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After 16.4 km for 135 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

4.70 km

Quiet path through the fields along Harpener Bach

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Beautiful, wide paths and little traffic invite you to step on the gas.

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2

7.53 km

Mine Water Outlet, Robert Müser Colliery

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It's about the fabulous turquoise shimmer, which is reminiscent of parts of the water landscape like a blue lagoon in the South Pacific.
Dissolved minerals from the pit water from …

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3

8.58 km

Path Around Zentraldeponie Kornharpen

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Nice detour around the central landfill. First asphalt by the horse paddocks, then it goes under the railway through the bridge and over gravel around the landfill & over the A43. Good connection between Bochum and Dortmund

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4

10.6 km

Café Historias at the Fritz Bauer Forum

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Café at the Fritz Bauer Forum. It's worth a visit!

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5

10.9 km

Walter Lohmann Ring Cycling Training Track

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An idyllic gem amidst the urban hectic. I found this training course by chance and spent a few laps on the fine paved track in the middle of a small, …

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6

15.4 km

Lothringen Route

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Smaller route in the north-east of Bochum. Between the district heating lines, the route connects the Bochum suburbs of Grumme, Gerthe and Hiltrop.
At the start of the route opposite …

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7

16.5 km

Entrance gate of the Lothringen Trail

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Beautiful route from the Lothringen mine in Gerthe to Altenbochum, where you can also easily get to the Springorum route.
Unfortunately, the Lothringen route is often interrupted, so you have …

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8

19.7 km

Lothringen Cycle Path

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Beautiful asphalted route in the northeast of Bochum

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B

23.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.44 km

3.61 km

1.65 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

1.62 km

1.40 km

1.05 km

259 m

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