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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Bottrop

Gladbeck

Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gladbeck Ost

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Bottrop

Gladbeck

Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gladbeck Ost

Moderate

4.3

(148)

470

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Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gladbeck Ost

02:02

32.5km

120m

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: April 23, 2026

Tips

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

You may need to carry your bike.

After 14.2 km for 21 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.7 km

Ewald Mine headframes

Highlight • Monument

Large area, with dumps containing highlights and colliery grounds with interesting buildings and locations.

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13.9 km

Ewald Colliery

Highlight • Historical Site

The site of the former Ewald colliery has been extensively repaired in recent years. A large commercial area has arisen next to it, but the old industrial architecture clearly stands …

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14.2 km

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

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Until the late 1990s, it was one of the largest mines in Germany. Today it is a future location, a place for art and culture and the largest slag heap landscape in Europe.

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18.6 km

Emscher Trail at NSG Resser Wäldchen

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A straight blue line in a green landscape—that could be either the Emscher River or the Rhine-Herne Canal. This spatial and formal proximity is no coincidence: To make room for …

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19.8 km

Grimberg sickle

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to …

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21.2 km

Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The harbor is adjacent to the bridge. Many cyclists and walkers now come here for a break, which they can sweeten with an ice cream or coffee.

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27.0 km

Hugo-Bahn Signalman's House

Highlight • Monument

The former gatekeeper was saved from demolition by Gelsenkirchen's most famous barrier guard "Don Alfredo" and is a popular meeting place on Hugo Trasse

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32.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

10.9 km

7.84 km

2.04 km

414 m

181 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

10.4 km

4.17 km

1.55 km

300 m

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Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gladbeck Ost

Ewald Mine headframes

Ewald Colliery

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

Emscher Trail at NSG Resser Wäldchen

Grimberg sickle

Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge

Hugo-Bahn Signalman's House

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