Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2025

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

4 m in total

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Start point

Train Station

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8.95 km

Bladenhorst Castle

A beautiful castle, but unfortunately only from the outside to visit.

The owners do not like visitors to the grounds except for events.

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12.9 km

Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve Wetlands

Directly from the canal dike you get a wonderful insight into the extensive Pöppinghäuser Forest mountain subsidence and nature reserve. Numerous bird species and even a gray heron colony can …

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15.9 km

König-Ludwig Route

The "KLT" terrace is a very interesting railway track. Which connects the cycle path network along the Emscher or the Rhine-Herne Canal to the Haardt in the district of Recklinghausen.

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26.4 km

Interesting industrial relic, nice café with a good breakfast and very good cake, “beach bar” with delicious bratwurst. Starting point or turning point for a variety of tours around the Hoheward dump.

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28.6 km

Halde Hoheward Sundial

There is an official network of mountain bike trails on the Hoheward dump in Herten. Information and the route can be found at: landschaftspark-hoheward.de/hoheward/aktiv/mountainbike.html.

But a trip here is not …

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29.9 km

Obelisk Sundial on Hoheward Slag Heap

The obelisk as well as the sculpture in the background allow for accurate observations of the sun.

In the exhibition "New Horizons" you can learn more about horizon astronomy.

ruhr-tourismus.de/staedte-im-ruhrgebiet/herten/besucherzentrum-hoheward/neue-horizonte-auf-den-spuren-der-zeit.html

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31.3 km

Dragon Bridge to Hoheward Spoil Tip

Very beautiful dragon bridge.

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40.6 km

Voßnacken

Nature Reserve

42.6 km

Teutoburgia Wald

Forest

49.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.5 km

12.1 km

5.15 km

4.12 km

3.17 km

240 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

10.6 km

7.96 km

3.22 km

1.10 km

767 m

Elevation

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Ewald Colliery – Obelisk Sundial on Hoheward Slag Heap loop from Dortmund-Bövinghausen

Bladenhorst Castle

Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve Wetlands

König-Ludwig Route

Ewald Colliery

Halde Hoheward Sundial

Obelisk Sundial on Hoheward Slag Heap

Dragon Bridge to Hoheward Spoil Tip

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