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Ruhr Region

Ruhr Riverside Trail – Springorumtrasse loop from Margarethenhöhe

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ruhr Riverside Trail – Springorumtrasse loop from Margarethenhöhe

Moderate

4.8

(41)

628

riders

Ruhr Riverside Trail – Springorumtrasse loop from Margarethenhöhe

02:43

62.9km

400m

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: July 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 50.5 km for 149 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.9 km

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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11.9 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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12.1 km

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

Highlight • Historical Site

Unfortunately private and not accessible.
An imposing piece of industrial culture

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21.5 km

Springorumtrasse

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Railway embankment converted into a cycle path - here you can ride on great surfaces like on rails! Roads run under bridges, so you can get through Bochum quickly and easily. Exemplary! 👍

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28.7 km

Lothringen Route

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Smaller route in the north-east of Bochum. Between the district heating lines, the route connects the Bochum suburbs of Grumme, Gerthe and Hiltrop.
At the start of the route opposite …

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37.1 km

Blumenkamp

Nature Reserve

38.9 km

Kray-Wanner Rail Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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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46.2 km

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

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

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49.7 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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50.6 km

Hain der Menschenrechte

Forest

56.8 km

Niederfeldsee

Lake

62.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.3 km

10.1 km

5.76 km

1.39 km

1.01 km

139 m

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

58.1 km

2.02 km

1.76 km

748 m

246 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Saturday 18 July

21°C

12°C

20 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

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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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 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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April 30, 2023,🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ MH: Die Ruhrgebiet Kul(t)-Tour: MH - RS1 - Grugaradweg - Steele - Dahlhausen - Springorum - BO-Zentrum - Erzbahn - Kray-Wanner - Zollverein - E-Mitte - RS1 - MH

Mairunde for three and with very pleasant spring weather. An unplanned breakdown due to a flat tire and a ceiling torn on the side could really spoil the mood.
There are also delicious beers and nice conversation at the Erzbahnbude and finally a cultivated campus kebab.
It was worse for us... ;-)))

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April 14, 2024,🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ MH: Bik3rs auf Ruhrgebiet-Kul(t)tour

A good 78 kilometers of our Ruhr area cult tour, some of it driven at a brisk pace. Interrupted by a stop at the Erzbahnbude and an ice cream sundae in Essen.
As expected, Sunday traffic was well-maintained, especially on the route paths.
A closure on the Springorum cycle path turns out to be a "phantom closure" ... the cycle …

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April 23, 2023,🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️ MH - Gruga - Steele - Springorum - BO-Mitte - Erzbahn - Kray-Wanner - Zollvereinweg - E-Mitte - RS1 - MH

Sunday road bike tour with WoWa...
Shortly before the Erzbahnbude it once briefly ⚡️⛈️,... so it was briefly stored at the booth and 2 bratwurst was eaten.

No photos today.

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May 28, 2023,🚴‍♂️🚴🚴‍♂️ MH: Wieder mal Ruhrgebiet Kul(t)tour…

Once again our racer cult round through the pot 🚴 ♂️🚴 ♀️🚴 ♂️... driven umpteen times, but always a pleasure.
Delicious bratwurst, beer and nice conversation with the table neighbors at the Erzbahnbude again today. Just so wonderfully normal...

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Ruhr Riverside Trail – Springorumtrasse loop from Margarethenhöhe

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

Ruhr Riverside Trail

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

Springorumtrasse

Lothringen Route

Kray-Wanner Rail Trail

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

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