Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Dortmund-Wischlingen

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Dortmund-Wischlingen

Moderate

3.0

(17)

riders

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Dortmund-Wischlingen

02:58

47.8km

260m

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 29, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 51 m for 16 m

After 47.8 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

16.2 km

Bladenhorst Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Castle

Interesting building, unfortunately neglected, interior rooms not open to visitors.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.3 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

20.2 km

Pöppinghauser Wald nature reserve

Highlight • Natural

The view from the directly adjacent canal path offers a great view of a wetland with fascinating development of nature and is a spectacle that is not particularly often encountered here in the Ruhr area.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

20.6 km

Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

From the higher riverside path of the Rhein-Herne-Kanal you have a wonderful view of the extensive Bergsenkungs- and nature reserve Pöppinghäuser forest. On extensive water surfaces, numerous species of birds can be observed.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

21.1 km

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT

Highlight • River

Every canal in Europe is easy to navigate. In Germany, they are under the control of the shipping authorities. There are so-called "commercial routes of the authority" along the canals everywhere.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

21.6 km

König Ludwig Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The König-Ludwig-Trasse is a beautiful railway cycle path in Recklinghausen. There are always relics from the coal mining era along the way.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

23.1 km

König-Ludwig Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The new route connects in the south to the already completed section to the old harbor König-Ludwig am Rhein Herne Kanal.
The KLT Bahntrasse was extended by the new section …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

29.6 km

Strünkede Castle and Emschertal Museum

Highlight • Castle

Old moated castle in the park of Herne near the stadium of Westfalia.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

47.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.5 km

8.50 km

6.21 km

4.78 km

804 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.6 km

8.13 km

4.95 km

4.00 km

989 m

148 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

74 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 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

4.8

7,272

From the Ruhr to the Ruhr – experience the Bergisch

03:36h

57.5km

460m

Easy

4.7

5,949

A taste of reality – experience the radrevier.ruhr in miniature

01:49h

30.0km

100m

Easy

4.7

5,138

Adventure South Route

00:58h

16.5km

80m

Moderate

4.8

2,824

Water and heath loop from Olfen via Haltern am See – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

02:39h

43.3km

110m

Moderate

4.7

2,541

Railway history – experience the routes

03:32h

58.9km

360m

Moderate

4.5

1,637

Black gold – experiencing the path of coal

02:37h

41.9km

280m

Hard

4.6

1,260

Mine Tour – experience the mining industry

02:20h

38.8km

180m

Moderate

4.8

988

Mesopotamia – experience the Lippe and Seseke rivers

02:58h

47.5km

140m

Moderate

4.7

829

Trade routes – experience horizons

02:41h

44.9km

270m

Hard

4.7

575

Balkantrasse von Wuppertal ins Rheintal – Auf Bahntrassen durchs Bergische Land

03:30h

58.9km

400m

Moderate

4.6

967

Se(e)henswerte Schlösser und Burgen

02:23h

34.5km

70m

Moderate

4.8

735

Cloverleaf loop from Lüdinghausen via Olfen – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

02:34h

40.2km

130m

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Dortmund-Wischlingen

Bladenhorst Castle Gatehouse

Bladenhorst Castle

Pöppinghauser Wald nature reserve

Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT

König Ludwig Trail

König-Ludwig Route

Strünkede Castle and Emschertal Museum

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️