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North Rhine-Westphalia

EmscherLand sign on the hill – Renatured Emscher River loop from Herne-Börnig

North Rhine-Westphalia

EmscherLand sign on the hill – Renatured Emscher River loop from Herne-Börnig

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EmscherLand sign on the hill – Renatured Emscher River loop from Herne-Börnig

01:16

25.3km

80m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.1 km for 79 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

6.16 km

Rhein-Herne Canal

Highlight (Segment) • River

Every canal in Europe is easy to navigate. In Germany, they are under the control of the shipping authorities. There are so-called "commercial routes of the authority" along the canals everywhere.

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2

10.7 km

Emscher Bridge, Emscherland

Highlight • Bridge

Bridge over the Emscher with a view of the new renatured section.

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3

10.8 km

Emscher Floodplain Park

Highlight • Natural

It is always nice to cycle through the green park in the Emscher Valley. Where brown water once flowed, a beautiful floodplain area has now been created around the renaturalized Emscher.

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4

11.3 km

Bridge Over the Suderwicher Bach

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful arched bridge over the Suderwicher Bach in the Emscherland Park.

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5

11.9 km

EmscherLand sign on the hill

Highlight • Monument

There will be something else coming in 2027 (keyword IGA, not only here metropole.ruhr/auf-dem-weg-zur-gruensten-industrieregion-der-welt/iga-2027-castrop-rauxel/recklinghausen, also in the Middle Rhine Valley near St. Goarshausen - Lorelay and elsewhere)

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6

12.0 km

Emscherland Park and River Restoration

Highlight • Parking

Anyone who still knows the old Köttelbecke and, above all, has smelled it... will have tears of joy in their eyes. Beautiful.

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7

12.4 km

Renatured Emscher River

Highlight • River

Here the Emscher is clean again after being a cesspool for 150 years.

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8

16.6 km

König Ludwig Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The König-Ludwig-Trasse is a beautiful railway cycle path in Recklinghausen. There are always relics from the coal mining era along the way.

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B

25.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

6.41 km

3.02 km

2.97 km

337 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

11.1 km

1.25 km

940 m

450 m

184 m

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Monday 12 October

17°C

9°C

65 %

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