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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Herbede

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Herbede

Moderate

4.6

(364)

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Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Herbede

01:52

30.2km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

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Ruhraue Stiepel

Ruhraue Hattingen Winz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.11 km

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

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A very nice stretch of road between Kemnader Lake and the old lock system.
Not only a beautiful view up to Blankenstein Castle.

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5.83 km

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street

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Beautifully landscaped and a great route towards Lake Kemnader.

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7.77 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

12.3 km

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

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The towpath in Hattingen is a beautiful, flat route and offers various stopping points with places to sit. It is also very suitable for (smaller) children. For a longer tour, …

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14.6 km

Schulenberg Tunnel

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The Schulenberg tunnel in Hattingen is an old railway tunnel that connected Hattingen to Wuppertal via the coal railway. Today the coal railway cycle route runs there and the tunnel …

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19.5 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

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The cycle path on a railway line connects Hattingen with Wuppertal and leads southwards with a slight incline through the beautiful hilly low mountain range landscape of the northern Bergisches …

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20.1 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Glückauftrasse

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Newly paved bike path 👍🏻

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21.6 km

Glückauf Trail

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The Glückauf route (former coal railway) is the longest continuous railway line between Hattingen and Wuppertal

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30.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

7.49 km

5.83 km

2.92 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

6.22 km

2.12 km

1.11 km

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Wednesday 26 August

31°C

15°C

18 %

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Comments

May 1, 2025,Feelgood-Tour

Today was simply a wonderful day in the saddle! Together with my sweetheart, we went on a beautiful circular tour through the southern Ruhr region.

From our starting point, the route led us through rolling hills and green landscapes towards Hattingen – the old town is a true gem!

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October 28, 2022,Von Hattingen nach Sprockhövel und zurück

Here is a review of the first days of our bike tour together on the Camino Frances in June 2022:

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July 8, 2023,Schulenbergtunnel – Bahntrassenradweg „Kohlenbahn“ Runde von Kemmnader See

First the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path, then the railway line to the Bergisches Land 😎

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May 6, 2025,250506-1030 Glückauf Kemnade

A lovely, relaxed tour.
Participants included:
Short tour, May 6th
1. Anne Tölner, Gevelsberg
2. Christina Schneider
3. Helmut Böhm
4. Michael Ress
5. Claudia Koch
6. Ralf Pötsch
7. Walli Stock
8. Diethelm Krause
9. Ingrid Döbbelin, Sprockhövel
10. Sarina Stützer
11. Martina Kutz
12. Bernd Lauenroth

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May 28, 2022,Bo🚂 Dahlh., Leinpfad, Ruhr, Schulenbergtunnel,Kemade

Today we're off in a different direction, to the Ruhr! Started in Dahlhausen at the railway museum, it went along the towpath along the Ruhr with pretty cool geese that just blocked the way😅 then we went uphill through the Schulenberg tunnel and a longer distance over the Glückauf route past the old train station (cafe/ beer garden ) in …

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December 16, 2022,Glückauf ins Hammertal

The ADFC Hattingen Tour Off to the weekend on December 16th with 7 cyclists, lots of sunshine but a frosty -3 to 1 °C. Bernd, Christiane, Gerd, Johannes, Rüdiger, Thomas, and for the first time Michael from Sprockhövel (Welcome!) cycled over the Glückauftrasse and Niedersprockhövel into the Hammertal, partly along the former small railway line from Bossel to Blankenstein on …

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Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Herbede

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

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