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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

Moderate

4.7

(86)

1,070

riders

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

02:29

56.4km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 17.4 km for 139 m

After 25.2 km for 84 m

After 28.4 km for 174 m

After 28.8 km for 788 m

After 29.6 km for 2.61 km

After 33.0 km for 124 m

After 33.6 km for 75 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.87 km

Erzbahnschwinge Bridge

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The railway line built at the beginning of the 20th century connected the Rhine-Herne Canal with the blast furnaces of the Bochum association and served to supply iron ore. Today, …

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7.28 km

Kray-Wanner Rail Trail

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A short but nice piece of railway track. This bike path is not five kilometers long, but that does not matter. Because there are almost five kilometers of city traffic, …

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14.6 km

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail

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Great to get to Bochum from the Zeche Zollverein and avoid the streets.

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18.3 km

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

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The UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein, known as the "most beautiful mine in the world", formerly the largest coal mine in the world and the largest central coking plant, impressively represents the transformation of an entire region.

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25.2 km

Niederfeldsee

Lake

37.7 km

Railway Bridges Over the Ruhr

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Here the cycle path leads over two former railway bridges, with beautiful views of the Ruhr, but it can also get crowded.

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41.2 km

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

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Above this place, there is a viewpoint on the hill with a great view over the Ruhr – the little detour is worth it!

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42.1 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

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Cozy part of the Ruhr. ... and tarred according to class.

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43.2 km

Horster Mühle

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The Horster Mühle is now a hydroelectric power station on the Ruhr.

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56.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.9 km

4.03 km

3.65 km

2.27 km

2.08 km

1.07 km

399 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.8 km

3.84 km

2.62 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

24°C

16°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2024,🚴‍♂️➰☁️☁️☁️~{dreimal über ^^^BOOOST^^^}

...
- rain shower
- interval day or not? 🥳
- today, yes 😆
- Super Mario Bike
- the matrix still had an extra BOOOST left ☝️
- pulse was triggered by the wind edge sprint and I wanted to hang around at a fairly high level afterwards 🧐
- lack of sleep? Stress? Cold?
- who knows 🤷‍♂️ …

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August 9, 2026,Springorumtrasse, Leinpfad, Grugaweg, Rheinische Bahn, Emscherparkradweg, über Fahrrad- u Nebenstrassen durch Essen, Zeche Zollverein u über die Erzbahntrasse wieder nach Hause 🏡

Nice tour with Sigrid, @Olli, @Mareike and @Merlin1965. 🌞🌞🌞🌞 Original tour was on 05.08.25. today cycled through Essen, variant of @Olli
Been in the Radmosphäre for the first time. Unfortunately, only 2 out of 5 people got something 🍰 So went a bit further to La Luna and ate delicious ice cream 🍦. But we will definitely give the Radmosphäre …

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March 7, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀🌤️🌤️🌤️~{Super Compact und viele Pollen}

...

- Bike instead of garden
- Good decision
- The noise from the neighboring gardens
- was tiring
- The garden fires too
- Nice ride 🖖🌼

- And at the same time
- Successful test ride with the crankset converted to Super Compact
- Thanks to TA Spézialités 🤩

- 🏁

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May 3, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀☁️☔️🌧️~{Wind, Wind und Wind. Mairegen 😁}

...
- today
- it didn't work out with home before the rain
- dry start
- lots of wind
- nice rainy season
- good to ride in short-short (light clothing)
- lots of wind
- came home dry again
- 🔝
- 😍
- 🏁
...
- 🆗, 🚲🙍‍♂️🛀🧽

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May 21, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀🌤️🌤️🌤️~{Feierabendrunde 🤣}

...
- nice
- neither cold nor wet
- 🔝
- 🪬
- would be nice if it stayed like this for a few days
- already totally suffering from bike withdrawal 🙃
- 🏁

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March 7, 2025,🚴➰☀️🐘🌙~{nachts immer noch kühl ✅}

...
- new day, next ride
- first the garden 🌼
- sore muscles in the arms 💪
- good that the legs are challenged here 🤪
- nice ride
- new construction site with a bypass on the Springorum route 🚧
- ⚠️ People, drive with lights on 💡‼️
- 🏁

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May 2, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀☀️🌤️☀️~{Gewitter⚡️im Anmarsch? Bis dahin will ich lieber wieder zu 🏡e sein 😝!}

...
- Cold gone ✌️
- out
- for a spin before the announced weather front arrives
- if it does 🤘
- want to be back home 🏡
- anyway a nice round 🤩
- 🏁

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March 8, 2025,🚴➰☀️🐘🌓~{abends nix los 😻}

...
- garden again 🪴
- warmer again
- out again
- yesterday's reverse lap 🔄
- pulse slowly dropping
- metabolism kicking in
- cautious progress
- 😆
- 🏁

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Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

Erzbahnschwinge Bridge

Kray-Wanner Rail Trail

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

Railway Bridges Over the Ruhr

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

Ruhr Riverside Trail

Horster Mühle

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