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Start of Kreuzweg – Totem Poles on Halde Haniel loop from Grafenmühle

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Start of Kreuzweg – Totem Poles on Halde Haniel loop from Grafenmühle

Hard

4.9

(15)

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Start of Kreuzweg – Totem Poles on Halde Haniel loop from Grafenmühle

04:21

16.2km

160m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 11.6 km for 148 m

After 11.9 km for 50 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.29 km

Schöttelheide Spoil Heap

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"... The Schöttelheide heap is a mining waste heap in the Grafenwald district of Bottrop, not far from the Haniel heap. It is also sometimes called the Haniel-Nord heap. ..."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halde_Sch%C3%B6ttelheide

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11.5 km

Start of Kreuzweg

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The Way of the Cross starts here. It is 1,150 m long and has 15 stations with impressive mining elements ⚒️ Station 12 is the gauge cross, which stands at …

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11.7 km

Bergekasten on the Halde Haniel Cross Path

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This is not art, but technical parts of the colliery that are explained at each station of the Way of the Cross.

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11.8 km

Doorframe Support (Mining Support Structure)

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The door frame extension is one of the oldest constructions for supporting the "ceiling" underground (mining: 'hanging'). Here you can see a later specimen made of metal, earlier they were made of wood.

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11.9 km

Cable pulley – Station 7 of the Mining Way of the Cross at the Haniel spoil heap

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Small rope pulley. The conveyor cable ran over such pulleys. Conveyor baskets were attached to it, with which material could be transported vertically up and down.

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12.1 km

Shearer loader at the mining cross path at Halde Haniel

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Small scraper. The coal was mined from the seam with such rollers underground.

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12.5 km

Totem Poles on Halde Haniel

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On top of the Haldenkuppe, an open amphitheater in the Greek style was created from mountain material. It offers space for 800 visitors and was opened in 1999. Great view of the area.

kulturserver-nrw.de/-/institution/detail/12257#events_anchor

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15.7 km

Grafenmühle Fishing Park

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Anglersee in the middle of the Grafenmühle.

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

3.83 km

575 m

573 m

243 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

3.56 km

2.84 km

1.50 km

838 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Start of Kreuzweg – Totem Poles on Halde Haniel loop from Grafenmühle

Schöttelheide Spoil Heap

Start of Kreuzweg

Bergekasten on the Halde Haniel Cross Path

Doorframe Support (Mining Support Structure)

Cable pulley – Station 7 of the Mining Way of the Cross at the Haniel spoil heap

Shearer loader at the mining cross path at Halde Haniel

Totem Poles on Halde Haniel

Grafenmühle Fishing Park

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