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Ewald Lake – Ewald Mine headframes loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ewald Lake – Ewald Mine headframes loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

Hard

4.3

(6)

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Ewald Lake – Ewald Mine headframes loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

03:22

59.9km

320m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Emscherbruch mit Ewaldsee

Hertener Emscherbruch

Grenzgraben

Die Burg

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3.57 km

Emscherbruch Nature Reserve – Resser Mark Wetlands

Highlight • Natural

It is nice that the path along the Holzbach is now finished. To the east is the central landfill, to the west is the Emscherbruch with willows, pollarded willows and oaks.

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6.12 km

Ewald Lake

Highlight • Lake

One glance at the lake is enough for us to want to immerse ourselves in this deep silence. In a figurative sense, of course. So, get off, sit down, and simply let your senses wander.

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6.39 km

Ewaldsee

Lake

7.60 km

Great view of all three winding towers of the Ewald mine:
- Winding tower of shaft 7 (double trestle)
- Winding tower of shaft 1 (Malokow tower)
- Winding tower of shaft 2 (two-storey single-strut box profile)

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9.28 km

Avenue of Change

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A former mine railway line is the starting point for the new avenue of change. A bike path showing the change of the Ruhr area.

From the former Ewald coal …

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13.6 km

Allee des Wandels

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The avenue of change connects the cities of Herten, Recklinghausen and Gelsenkirchen. Where coal and coke used to be transported for almost 100 years is now the pedestrian and cycle …

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