Tetrahedron Bottrop – View of Alpincenter Bottrop loop from Bottrop Hbf

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Tetrahedron Bottrop – View of Alpincenter Bottrop loop from Bottrop Hbf

Moderate

4.6

(7)

hikers

Tetrahedron Bottrop – View of Alpincenter Bottrop loop from Bottrop Hbf

02:34

9.70km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.32 km

View of Kokerei Prosper

Highlight • Viewpoint

"... The Prosper coking plant was put into operation in 1928. It was designed as a central coking plant to replace the many small coking plants. This central coking plant …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.26 km

The view from the highest platform is great, but not for people with vertigo, as the way up leads over lattice steps. Apart from that, the platforms swing a bit because they are attached to wire ropes.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.56 km

View of Alpincenter Bottrop

Highlight • Viewpoint

A highlight in the Ruhr area is the ski hall, which is also used by our Dutch neighbors

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.62 km

Tetrahedron

Highlight • Viewpoint

Freedom from vertigo is an advantage. Either up 380 steps or via serpentine

Showing Translation

Tip by

4.75 km

Stairs to the Tetrahedron (Tetraeder)

Highlight (Segment) • Structure

fastest way up and down to / from the tetrahedron. With beautiful weather the weather is always a bit fuller.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.50 km

Haldenereignis Emscherblick Information Board

Highlight • Viewpoint

It's worth seeing the bigger picture

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.56 km

Tetraeder Parking Lot

Highlight • Parking

Free parking, which is closed to cars over 2m, there are a few bays, but stopping on the road is prohibited

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.65 km

Old Prosper II-III Colliery Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

"The Prosper colliery was part of a hard coal mine in Bottrop."
Story:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Prosper

"The Bottrop Tetrahedron (Halde Beckstraße) and the Alpincenter Bottrop (Halde Prosperstraße) are located on the Prosper II dump designed as a terrace.

ruhrzechenaus.de/bottrop/bot-prosper.html
fotodesign-lubricht.de/main.php?catID=0&serID=0

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.70 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.69 km

2.97 km

1.74 km

1.03 km

206 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.89 km

3.12 km

1.47 km

625 m

444 m

158 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (100 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 18, 2025,🥾Bottrop: Halde Beckstr., „Tetraeder“, Zechenbahnweg Prosper!✡️👀🏭🪨

After admiring several Ruhr region landmarks in the Ruhr area, such as the "Tiger & Turtle" (Duisburg) and, more recently, the "Slinky Springs to Frame" (Oberhausen), this morning the "Tetraeder" ✡️ in Bottrop was on the agenda.
Some YouTubers point out in their videos that you should be "somewhat free from vertigo" when climbing ("transparent" gratings, steep stairs, and the …

Showing Translation

February 19, 2025,🔼Tetraeder-⚒️RAG Kokerei Prosper

🔼We visited the Tetraeder 🐐🐐 even before we started using Komoot 🤳🏼,

now it was finally time to add this impressive structure 🔼 to our outdoor collection 🎒 - as part of a small tour that shaped the region ⚒️...:

And just like with the ⚒️Schlägel & Eisen coal mine,

the ⛓️Landscape Park North...

Showing Translation