Datteln-Hamm Canal – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund-Kurl

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Datteln-Hamm Canal – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund-Kurl

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Datteln-Hamm Canal – Datteln-Hamm Canal loop from Dortmund-Kurl

04:01

65.7km

160m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 51 m for 4 m

After 23.1 km for 13 m

After 65.8 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.9 km

View of Gersteinwerk Power Plant

Highlight • Monument

Electricity has been generated at the Gersteinwerk power plant since 1917. In the first few years, electricity was produced using hard coal from the surrounding mines. In the 1970s, the …

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20.1 km

ehem. Hafen Gersteinwerk

Lake

22.7 km

Bridge over the Datteln–Hamm Canal

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Beautiful bridge and fast connection from Herringen (Lippepark) to Bockum-Hövel (Radbod)

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23.0 km

Brückenschlag Bridge over the Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Since May 2016, the new bridges have been cleared via the Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal for cycling and pedestrian traffic. The two parts are each 78 m long and 125 t heavy and yet look very elegant.

More info: herringen.info/der-lippepark/br%C3%BCckenschlag

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24.0 km

Alte Lippe und Ehemaliger Radbodsee

Nature Reserve

24.9 km

Radbodsee

Lake

30.0 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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The signs for Hamm Aktiv for cyclists, runners etc. are very well set up and show circular routes for e.g. 5 km or 10 km and are very easy to …

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32.0 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Just great to drive along the canal.

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39.1 km

Mitteldamm Between Lippe and Canal

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Nice route along the canal.

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42.2 km

View of the Lippe Floodplains and Gerstein Power Plant

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The foresight is really very impressive, because I always remembered Hamm very flat beforehand. Soon I will also ride the "Panorama Route".

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46.6 km

Tibaum

Nature Reserve

49.0 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

The bike paths are really very convenient, but there could be a little more benches. Directly on the canal from Hamm to Datteln over a length of 50 km and the traffic-calmed is really nice to drive.

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65.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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