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Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

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

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

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

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

01:04

23.3km

150m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. 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: April 9, 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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Start point

Train Station

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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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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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8.58 km

Path Around Zentraldeponie Kornharpen

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Nice bypass of the central landfill. First asphalt between paddocks, then it goes under the railroad through the bridge and over gravel to the landfill & over the A43. Good connection between Bochum and Dortmund

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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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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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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.
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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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19.7 km

Lothringen Cycle Path

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Beautiful asphalted route in the northeast of Bochum

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23.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

4.19 km

3.47 km

1.37 km

180 m

Surfaces

19.1 km

1.66 km

1.23 km

1.11 km

261 m

Elevation

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Sunday 24 May

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

Quiet path through the fields along Harpener Bach

Mine Water Outlet, Robert Müser Colliery

Path Around Zentraldeponie Kornharpen

Café Historias at the Fritz Bauer Forum

Walter Lohmann Ring Cycling Training Track

Lothringen Route

Entrance gate of the Lothringen Trail

Lothringen Cycle Path

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