Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

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

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

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

Moderate

4.7

(59)

147

riders

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

03:52

63.3km

160m

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: May 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.4 km for 93 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

18.6 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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

19.8 km

ehem. Hafen Gersteinwerk

Lake

22.7 km

Brückenschlag Bridge over the Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal

Highlight • Bridge

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

Translated by Google •

Tip by

23.7 km

Alte Lippe und Ehemaliger Radbodsee

Nature Reserve

24.5 km

Radbodsee

Lake

29.7 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

Highlight • River

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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

35.1 km

Datteln–Hamm Canal Lock

Highlight • Structure

A tour along the lock through green no matter in which direction very pleasant to look at

Translated by Google •

Tip by

37.7 km

Mitteldamm Between Lippe and Canal

Highlight • Trail

Nice route along the canal.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

38.4 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

Highlight • River

The central dam is easy to drive and is also very interesting behind the oil harbor

Translated by Google •

Tip by

40.7 km

View of the Lippe Floodplains and Gerstein Power Plant

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

Translated by Google •

Tip by

47.1 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.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

63.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.4 km

21.6 km

10.5 km

3.62 km

1.18 km

Surfaces

30.7 km

23.1 km

5.15 km

2.25 km

1.64 km

394 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Sunday 24 May

27°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

2,824

Water and heath loop from Olfen via Haltern am See – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

02:39h

43.3km

110m

Moderate

4.7

2,541

Railway history – experience the routes

03:32h

58.9km

360m

Moderate

4.5

1,637

Black gold – experiencing the path of coal

02:37h

41.9km

280m

Moderate

4.8

1,233

Genussradeln im Schlösser-Dreieck des Münsterlandes

03:28h

60.0km

150m

Moderate

4.8

988

Mesopotamia – experience the Lippe and Seseke rivers

02:58h

47.5km

140m

Moderate

4.7

829

Trade routes – experience horizons

02:41h

44.9km

270m

Moderate

4.6

967

Se(e)henswerte Schlösser und Burgen

02:23h

34.5km

70m

Moderate

4.7

677

Elephant Loop – experience the Börde

04:05h

68.1km

150m

Moderate

4.8

735

Cloverleaf loop from Lüdinghausen via Olfen – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

02:34h

40.2km

130m

Moderate

4.5

438

Colorful bag - experience the flair of the Ruhr region

04:01h

65.4km

320m

Hard

4.8

446

Ruhr-Lenne-Achter

06:05h

96.5km

590m

Moderate

4.5

279

Canal passage – Experience waterways

03:17h

44.2km

110m

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

View of Gersteinwerk Power Plant

Brückenschlag Bridge over the Lippe and Datteln-Hamm Canal

Datteln-Hamm Canal

Datteln–Hamm Canal Lock

Mitteldamm Between Lippe and Canal

Datteln-Hamm Canal

View of the Lippe Floodplains and Gerstein Power Plant

Datteln-Hamm Canal Path

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️