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North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

König-Ludwig-Trasse Mural – König-Ludwig Trail loop from Horsthausen

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Road cycling routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

König-Ludwig-Trasse Mural – König-Ludwig Trail loop from Horsthausen

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König-Ludwig-Trasse Mural – König-Ludwig Trail loop from Horsthausen

00:35

14.6km

50m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Becklemer Busch

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1.62 km

König-Ludwig-Trasse Mural

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A very nice graffiti on the route

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1.62 km

König-Ludwig Route: Northern section from Recklinghausen-Röllinghausen to Horneburg

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In 1885, mining began in the south of Recklinghausen for the König Ludwig colliery, which is named after the Bavarian King Ludwig II. The fairy tale king who also built …

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7.33 km

Start or End of the König-Ludwig Trail

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Not a nice highlight, but please just keep building the König Ludwig route.
Via Datteln "Hagemer Feld", over the "Im Winkel" bridge, over the Verbandstrasse bridge and to the "Halde …

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7.48 km

König-Ludwig Trail

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The eastern entry near Becklem is the temporary end of the König-Ludwig-Trasse, which leads from the Rhine-Herne Canal to Suderwich and Becklem and is later to be continued to Oer-Erkenschwick. …

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10.4 km

Mine Locomotive on the König Ludwig Trail

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Nice to drive on the old railway line with many highlights from the mining industry, including this mine electric locomotive.
In the meantime, she would have to go back to …

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11.1 km

Bienenhort Suderwich Beekeeping

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You can buy honey from the private apiary BIENENHORT SUDERWICH in Recklinghausen directly on the former railway line. Delicious.

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11.3 km

König-Ludwig Trail — Cable Pulley

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The König-Ludwig-Trasse KLT is the former railway line in the Ruhr area in the cities of Castrop-Rauxel and Recklinghausen, which connected the König Ludwig collieries with the coal loading port on the Rhine-Herne Canal in Herne.

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14.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

2.13 km

213 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.0 km

3.09 km

515 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

58 %

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