Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Bladenhorst Castle loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

Routes

Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Bladenhorst Castle loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

Moderate

5.0

(3)

riders

Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Bladenhorst Castle loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

01:30

35.6km

160m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. 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: May 12, 2026

Tips

The surface for a segment of your route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 16.3 km for 281 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

12.8 km

Schülken Bridge No. 14 on the Dortmund–Ems Canal

Highlight • Bridge

Schülken Bridge No. 14 on the Dortmund-Ems Canal at operating kilometer 12.216

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.3 km

Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Highlight • Monument

Great track to run

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.6 km

Jetty at the Old Henrichenburg Canal

Highlight • Historical Site

Ships waiting to embark in the lock once moored here.
Today it is the perfect place to eat carbohydrates. Just sit down on the jetty and switch off for a moment.

Industrial culture and recreation ......

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.9 km

Schleusenpark Waltrop – Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Highlight • Monument

Noon ice cream on hand.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

17.7 km

Long food bus at the Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Highlight • Cafe

Tasty drinks and food

Translated by Google •

Tip by

26.1 km

Bladenhorster Straße cycle street

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice bicycle road through the Brandheide, since the end of April one of 13 bicycle roads in Recklinghausen

Translated by Google •

Tip by

28.3 km

Rhein-Herne Canal Red Arch Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nice place to take a long break and watch one or the other ship! Directly down the water you can relax and enjoy the banana or the cereal bar

Translated by Google •

Tip by

28.7 km

Bladenhorst Castle

Highlight • Castle

The moated castle Bladenhorst dates back to the 16th century. The moated castle blends harmoniously into the landscape and the eye is delighted by this old castle complex. The surrounding …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

35.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.7 km

8.92 km

8.47 km

451 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.9 km

3.45 km

1.67 km

191 m

164 m

Elevation

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

Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 28 May

31°C

11°C

72 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 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

Hard

4.5

116

Collect altitude metres from Wuppertal

04:05h

81.2km

1,210m

Moderate

4.7

Around Hattingen

02:40h

51.8km

830m

Moderate

4.5

1,140

Springorumtrasse – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Dortmund-Lütgendortmund Nord

02:15h

52.7km

330m

Moderate

4.8

633

NSG Wannebachtal – Buchholz – Garenfelder Weg loop from Dortmund-Hörde

02:37h

56.4km

590m

Easy

4.7

916

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Erzbahn Swing loop from Bochum Hauptbahnhof

01:33h

37.1km

210m

Moderate

4.8

1,358

Ruhr Riverside Trail – Nordbahntrasse loop from Essen-Werden

04:24h

96.5km

890m

Moderate

4.8

881

Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Witten Hbf

03:44h

89.1km

500m

Moderate

4.8

895

Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

01:55h

45.3km

290m

Moderate

4.6

856

Old Railway Line Climb – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Martinstraße

02:01h

45.7km

450m

Moderate

4.8

510

Bergisches Land Rail Trail – Balkan Route Opladen–Burscheid loop from Wuppertal-Langerfeld

03:53h

85.5km

810m

Moderate

4.5

760

Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Bochum-Langendreer West

02:58h

72.9km

370m

Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Bladenhorst Castle loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

Schülken Bridge No. 14 on the Dortmund–Ems Canal

Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Jetty at the Old Henrichenburg Canal

Schleusenpark Waltrop – Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Long food bus at the Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Bladenhorster Straße cycle street

Rhein-Herne Canal Red Arch Bridge

Bladenhorst Castle

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️