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Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) – Lake Baldeney loop from Essen West

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) – Lake Baldeney loop from Essen West

Easy

4.4

(73)

1,079

riders

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) – Lake Baldeney loop from Essen West

01:24

31.6km

270m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 51 m for 3 m

After 31.6 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.92 km

Direct Route Grugaradweg–Kampmann Bridge/Baldeney Lake

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You can really pick up speed on this wide cycle path on good asphalt

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12.3 km

Kampmann Bridge

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Closed due to renovation (April 2026)

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13.1 km

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

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The predecessor of today's bridge was opened in 1872 as part of the "Lower Ruhr Valley Railway". Blown up by the German Wehrmacht in 1945, it was then rebuilt as a single track. Since 1984 it has been a footpath and cycle path that connects the districts of Kupferdreh and Heisingen.

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14.1 km

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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nice path along the lake, but can also be very crowded

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15.6 km

View of Heisingen

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nice place to take a break, with a panoramic view. Bank with trash can available.

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16.3 km

Lake Baldeney

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Absolutely great and consistently concrete or tarred route in good condition. Depending on the time of day and the weather, you can heat up here with a racing bike on an almost flat route with great views in the green. A bell is advisable on weekends. At the Hausscheppen two-wheel meeting point that you pass, you can also strengthen yourself. This section is definitely one of my favorite places in Essen and well worth a visit. 🙂

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19.9 km

View of Lake Baldeney

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There is always something going on. A round trip is worthwhile.

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21.1 km

Gustav Heinemann Bridge

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he first bridge, of some of the predecessor structures of today's Gustav-Heinemann-Bridge, at this point over the Ruhr, was already mentioned in a document in 1065. In 1642 and again in 1752, the Werdener bridge was destroyed by floods, mostly snow melt water from the Sauerland, the source and tributary area of the Ruhr. On the predecessor bridges, which were probably otherwise little decorated, there was also a Ruhr or Brücktor, similar to a city gate, on the predecessor of the Königsbrücke on the east side towards the city.

The steel King's Bridge, built in 1853/1854, was specially designed for a higher load-bearing capacity for future motor vehicle traffic and was therefore superior to its predecessors in terms of stability thanks to the stone stream piers. In honor of Kaiser Wilhelm I., a statue made by the Werden sculptor Wilhelm Albermann was unveiled as a memorial on one of the three river pillars in 1884. In 1891 the statues, also created by Wilhelm Albermann, by Helmuth von Moltke and Otto von Bismarck, followed on the other two river pillars of the Königsbrücke. The three statues were not erected when the new bridge was built, but have been preserved to this day and are located in Dückerpark in Werden. The Dückerpark, on Dückerstraße, is a former Werden cemetery (1824-1875) on which some of Werden's city personalities (e.g.: the building historian Prof. Wilhelm Effmann, relatives of the sculptor Wilhelm Albermann, cloth manufacturer Johann(es) Forstmann, cloth manufacturer Matthias Wiese, Wilhelm Mintrop, known as Schulte Barkhoven and the Baedeker family known in Essen) were laid to rest. The three statues made of Ruhr sandstone were included in the monument list of the city of Essen in 1986 as a movable monument.
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Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav-Heinemann-Br%C3%BCcke_(Essen)

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31.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

9.30 km

1.13 km

733 m

361 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.4 km

886 m

284 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Direct Route Grugaradweg–Kampmann Bridge/Baldeney Lake

Kampmann Bridge

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

View of Heisingen

Lake Baldeney

View of Lake Baldeney

Gustav Heinemann Bridge

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