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Grimberger Sichel Bridge – Herten Castle loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Grimberger Sichel Bridge – Herten Castle loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

Moderate

5.0

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Grimberger Sichel Bridge – Herten Castle loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

04:09

98.1km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 70.0 km for 65 m

After 92.5 km for 72 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.56 km

Grimberg sickle

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to the Hoheward heap in the district of Recklinghausen: the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Rhein-Herne canal at the harbor Grimberg makes that possible. It connects the recreational areas north and south of the canal directly and without long detours.

The asymmetrical steel structure, whose name Grimberger Sichel was found at a public competition, crosses the canal in a semicircular arc on the western edge of the harbor. Suspended only by a 48 meter high steel pylon on the north side of the canal, the curved bridge has a span of around 150 meters. The northern, 37-meter-long ramp is formed by concrete retaining walls, and the southern, 34-meter-long ramp is made as a dam. More than 600 cubic meters of concrete and 235 meters of large bored piles for the abutments as well as 400 tons of steel and 465 meters of rope for the suspended structure were used.

The bridge was awarded the 2010 European Steel Bridges Award by the European Steel Construction Convention. This honors outstanding steel bridge constructions in Europe.

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8.97 km

Herten Castle

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Herten Castle is a moated castle on the western edge of downtown Herten. It is located in the midst of an old English landscape garden and was first documented in 1376. Since 1962, the main building of the palace complex is a listed building. The present buildings were built in the 16th and 17th centuries.

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13.2 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 path. There is a lot to discover on the left and right of the path.

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21.0 km

Polsum–Bertlich Pathway

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32.0 km

Hervester Bruch

Forest

35.7 km

View of Water Buffalo in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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Wonderful to see something like this

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66.4 km

Unterer Mühlenteich

Lake

70.0 km

Gahlen Watermill

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The watermill is located at the entrance of Gahlen. It was built in the 17th century and operated until 1958.

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70.1 km

Gahlen village

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Connection to many beautiful country roads

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92.5 km

Red Archway at Schloss Berge

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Very well maintained property where often is married. Nice beer garden at the lake on the right side.

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98.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.7 km

33.1 km

13.9 km

2.63 km

2.32 km

995 m

569 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

82.1 km

10.9 km

3.39 km

914 m

819 m

199 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

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Grimberger Sichel Bridge – Herten Castle loop from Gelsenkirchen Zoo

Grimberg sickle

Herten Castle

Allee des Wandels

Polsum–Bertlich Pathway

View of Water Buffalo in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Gahlen Watermill

Gahlen village

Red Archway at Schloss Berge

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