View of Gevelsberg – View of the Ruhr Region loop from Gevelsberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Gevelsberg

View of Gevelsberg – View of the Ruhr Region loop from Gevelsberg

Moderate

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View of Gevelsberg – View of the Ruhr Region loop from Gevelsberg

02:16

7.53km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

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Gevelsberger Stadtwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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425 m

Wild Boar Enclosure in Gevelsberger Stadtwald

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Nice to look at for young and old

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871 m

Old hidden quarry in the Gevelsberger Stadtwald

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Old quarries are always discovered along the route.

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1.14 km

View of Gevelsberg

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Here you have a beautiful view over Gevelsberg, with the warm evening sun, a place to stay

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1.62 km

View of the Ruhr Region

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From here there is a great view over the Ruhr area.

In the west you can see the city center of Essen, to the east it continues to Gelsenkirchen with …

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2.85 km

View of the Gevelsberger Stadtwald

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Beautiful landscape, you have beautiful distant views.

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4.51 km

Old Quarry

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Invites you to linger. In winter great formations of icicles can be observed.

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5.08 km

View of Gevelsberg and Ennepetal

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A really beautiful view from here on Gevelsberg.

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7.53 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.71 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.94 km

2.17 km

1.51 km

567 m

271 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

16°C

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Comments

September 13, 2022,Gevelsberg 🐗 Runde mit Wildschweingehege

Today our 🚘 needed a wellness treatment in a Gevelsberger car dealership. So it made sense to pick a 🥾 round right there. Unfortunately, we had assumed cooler temperatures and dressed much too warmly with long trousers. 😓

First we had to cross the railway tracks and then we were in the Gevelsberger forest. Unfortunately, there was no progress in …

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