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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

HOAG Rail Trail – HOAG-Trasse loop from Oberhausen-Sterkrade

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

HOAG Rail Trail – HOAG-Trasse loop from Oberhausen-Sterkrade

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HOAG Rail Trail – HOAG-Trasse loop from Oberhausen-Sterkrade

02:00

32.0km

80m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.6 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.17 km

Sterkrade Colliery — Shaft 1 Headframe

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The listed headframe above Shaft 1 and the associated shaft hall today serve as a reminder of the former Sterkrade mine. The foundation took over the industrial monument in 1997.

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7.42 km

Emscher Cycle Path

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Cycling here is really fun.

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7.67 km

Emscherweg Green Bridge

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For more than 100 years, we have been responsible for all matters relating to the Emscher and its bycicles. Together with the LIPPEVERBAND we currently maintain around 180 kilometers of …

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15.3 km

Viewpoint

16.0 km

Walsum Rhine Meadows Nature Reserve

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Especially in good weather and just before sunset (but also otherwise) highly recommended! Under certain circumstances, depending on the direction of travel, the headwind should not be underestimated when you are on the top of the dike.

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19.6 km

Nordhafen Walsum

Lake

24.4 km

HOAG-Trasse Bridge Over the A59 with Yellow Pawns

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Here the HOAG route crosses the A59, a bridge with yellow cones.

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25.2 km

Entrance to the HOAG Trail

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Access to the HOAG route from the end of the Wolfsbahntrasse or Dr.-Hans-Böckler-Straße.

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25.4 km

HOAG Rail Trail

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That's what I call sensible recultivation: An old railway line from the colliery traffic of the time was converted into a very recommendable cycle path. There are also plenty of opportunities to take a break with a beautiful panorama.

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28.6 km

HOAG-Trasse

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A very nice route, the HOAG route

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32.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

8.91 km

3.06 km

1.20 km

571 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.1 km

8.23 km

3.13 km

2.82 km

710 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 30 May

22°C

16°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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HOAG Rail Trail – HOAG-Trasse loop from Oberhausen-Sterkrade

Sterkrade Colliery — Shaft 1 Headframe

Emscher Cycle Path

Emscherweg Green Bridge

Walsum Rhine Meadows Nature Reserve

HOAG-Trasse Bridge Over the A59 with Yellow Pawns

Entrance to the HOAG Trail

HOAG Rail Trail

HOAG-Trasse

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