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Ludwig Kessing Park – View of the Ruhr Valley loop from Steele

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ludwig Kessing Park – View of the Ruhr Valley loop from Steele

Moderate

5.0

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Ludwig Kessing Park – View of the Ruhr Valley loop from Steele

03:04

11.4km

150m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Start point

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2.01 km

View of the Ruhr Valley from Steeler Stadtgarten

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Station 14 of the Essen outlook, with a view of Überruhr-Hinsel and the Ruhr with the Spillenburger weir.

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3.00 km

Ruhr Bridge in Essen-Steele

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From here it goes to the bike paths to the Ruhr. Either you drive upstream in the direction of Bochum, or down towards Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr. In …

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3.15 km

Kurt Schumacher Bridge over the Ruhr

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The bridge may not be the big highlight, but the nature here is beautiful. The Ruhr flows quite calmly here (when the weather is right) and is now a large river.

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4.51 km

The Kessingpark in the Überruhr-Hinsel district is a green pearl in the middle of the densely built-up Ruhrpott. There used to be a colliery here, but the site has since been converted into a beautiful public park.

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5.10 km

View of the Ruhr Valley from the Essener Aussicht “Ruhrblick”

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While the Ruhrhöhenweg has long been running along the river bank, the Pingenweg on the Hinsel section of the route certainly deserves this name, as it runs above the Ruhr …

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8.01 km

View of the Ruhr from Konrad-Adenauer Bridge

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Beautiful view over the Ruhr meadows and water protection area. Throughout the year there are numerous wild geese and plenty of other species to see.

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9.45 km

Fünfkirchenblick

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10.2 km

View of the Ruhr Valley

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I walk between the river and the town to Horst, past the charming "Fünfkirchenblick", which is as unknown to me as the narrow valley was before.

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11.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.87 km

2.81 km

2.03 km

1.55 km

110 m

Surfaces

7.31 km

2.83 km

796 m

393 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 12 August

34°C

14°C

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Ludwig Kessing Park – View of the Ruhr Valley loop from Steele

View of the Ruhr Valley from Steeler Stadtgarten

Ruhr Bridge in Essen-Steele

Kurt Schumacher Bridge over the Ruhr