Glückauf Trail – Schulenberg Tunnel loop from Schwelm

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Schwelm

Glückauf Trail – Schulenberg Tunnel loop from Schwelm

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Glückauf Trail – Schulenberg Tunnel loop from Schwelm

03:13

48.9km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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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After 6.72 km for 723 m

After 41.5 km for 723 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.05 km

Dolinengelände im Hölken

Nature Reserve

6.22 km

Hasenkamp und Junkersbeck

Nature Reserve

6.70 km

Schee Tunnel South Portal

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South portal of the 722 meter long Scheetunnel, two-tube railway tunnel on the disused railway line Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen-Hattingen. He connects Sprockhövel-Schee with Wuppertal-Niedergebreck.

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12.7 km

Glückauftrasse

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It was really demanding, but the landscape was great.

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15.8 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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17.3 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Glückauftrasse

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Newly paved bike path 👍🏻

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17.9 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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20.6 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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23.9 km

Towpath on the Ruhr riverbank

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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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26.1 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow …

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48.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

14.8 km

11.0 km

1.97 km

900 m

573 m

300 m

Surfaces

24.2 km

22.2 km

1.55 km

555 m

471 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 18 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 19, 2024,Glück-Auf und Unter-dem-Karst Trassen Radtour Runde 19.08.2024

Conclusion of an interesting bike tour:

Today is Bike Monday again. This time I'm on my own again and still somehow tired from the weekend.

Nevertheless, I just wanted to try out the "new" Unter-dem-Karst cycle path and connect it with the Glück-Auf-Trasse.

I decided to cycle along the B7 through Schwelm and then up to Hasslinghausen via Stefansbecke.

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May 25, 2026,Fahrradtour nach Hattingia

Our 4-year-old granddaughter cycled 20 km of the route! Proud grandparents!!!!

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May 30, 2022,Fahrradtour

Made a trip to Hattingen today. To the old company and back.

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June 25, 2022,Nordbahn-Trasse Kohlebahn-Radweg Glückauf-Trasse

Today through the tunnel Schee on a wheat to Hattingen. Great tour 👍 just went a little too far wrong 😅 sometimes the lady on komoot is a bit brazen too 😂 someone must be to blame. 😅☀️☀️✌️

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June 11, 2023,Zur Trassen "Schlucht" 🚲

Not too hot and crowded early in the morning 😁

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March 17, 2023,230317-0900 Eröffnung Unter dem Karst

With Alfons, Christiane, Gerd, Johannes and Kai, accompanied at times by Michael, the ADFC local group Hattingen was represented at the official opening of the Unter dem Karst cycle path on March 17, 2023. The tour went via the Glückauftrasse, Hohe Egge, Sirrenberg, Hasslinghausen, Landringhausen and Klostermark to the Stefansbachtal viaduct, where we examined the progress made on the Elbschebahn …

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April 22, 2022,Fledermaustour

An evening bike tour as part of the Sixth Hattingen Bicycle Spring on the subject of bats with Rüdiger Stock from NABU Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis and the ADFC local group Hattingen. A total of 14+4 cyclists were on the way from the Holschentor to the Scheetunnel and back again. The little animals have become quite rare because of the cold and few …

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