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Zollverein Coking Plant – Schurenbachhalde loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Zollverein Coking Plant – Schurenbachhalde loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

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4.8

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442

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Zollverein Coking Plant – Schurenbachhalde loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

03:10

49.6km

340m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 12.1 km for 25 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.74 km

Zollverein Coking Plant

Highlight • Monument

Very large area, much to see and discover and almost every corner of the bike to reach.

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14.4 km

Schurenbachhalde

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Schurenbachhalde in the north of Essen is the city's largest. Once you've found the way to the top, numerous, partly beautifully prepared single trails lead down. On the large summit plateau, there is an upright, huge slab as a landmark, which is visible from afar.

The view from the top offers you a panoramic view of the heart of the Ruhr area. To the south lies Essen with its many skyscrapers at the main station, where corporate headquarters are located. To the east, you see the white roof of the Arena Auf Schalke, and to the north and west, the chimneys of the extensive industrial areas of Essen, Bottrop, and Gelsenkirchen smoke on both sides of the Rhine-Herne Canal. A Pilsner up here (you have to bring your own, you can't buy anything here) at sunset is pure Ruhrpott romance!

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14.5 km

Schurenbachhalde

Highlight • Structure

Particularly beautiful hall. Not only because of the nice unpaved climb, but also because of the special plateau at the top, where the wind has free play and the special monument catches your eye... only then the view ;-)

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18.6 km

Nordsternpark Double-Arch Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The bridge was completely renovated last year and now shines like it did in the old days
times.

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19.3 km

Nordstern Park

Highlight • Structure

Very nice and also cheap beer garden.

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20.6 km

Gelsenkirchen Lock

Highlight • Structure

Very interesting how a lock works.

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26.3 km

Grimberg sickle

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to the Hoheward heap in the district of Recklinghausen: the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Rhein-Herne canal at the harbor Grimberg makes that possible. It connects the recreational areas north and south of the canal directly and without long detours.

The asymmetrical steel structure, whose name Grimberger Sichel was found at a public competition, crosses the canal in a semicircular arc on the western edge of the harbor. Suspended only by a 48 meter high steel pylon on the north side of the canal, the curved bridge has a span of around 150 meters. The northern, 37-meter-long ramp is formed by concrete retaining walls, and the southern, 34-meter-long ramp is made as a dam. More than 600 cubic meters of concrete and 235 meters of large bored piles for the abutments as well as 400 tons of steel and 465 meters of rope for the suspended structure were used.

The bridge was awarded the 2010 European Steel Bridges Award by the European Steel Construction Convention. This honors outstanding steel bridge constructions in Europe.

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30.8 km

View from the Erzbahntrasse Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

It is a very nice section on the Erzbahntrasse with a good view.

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38.3 km

Volksgarten

Forest

41.3 km

Bergmannsbusch

Forest

49.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.1 km

12.3 km

5.56 km

5.01 km

2.55 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.5 km

8.67 km

4.92 km

3.55 km

2.54 km

468 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

20°C

13°C

42 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 15, 2022,Staubig,Windig,Voll u.nicht ganz so motiviert.

Didn't really get off the pedals today🥺🥺 I can tell that's called getting older by a year🤔🤔

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September 3, 2023,Essen01-56km-300Hm-Halden-um-Gelsenkirchen

Sights: Zeche Zollverein > Halde Zollverein > Schurenbachhalde with MTB slab trail > Nordsternpark > Halde Rungenberg, night sign > Zeche Hugo > Halde at the Marina Gelsenkirchen > Zoom Erlebniswelt (Zoo) > Halde Pluto-Wilhelm > Halde Rheinelbe, Himmelstreppe

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August 14, 2023,... back on Bike - oder Schwindeltraumatherapietour 😵‍💫🚴🏼‍♂️☀️👋😵‍💫

...after a complete failure of my left balance organ, I covered a few kilometers on my bike for the first time today - yeahhhh... 😍

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September 28, 2021,... feine Runde zum Feierabend - oder Alf on Tour 🙂🗻🗻🙃

yes, what can I say ... at high speed to the selected meeting point at short notice and then took a giant chat break. Then unwound the rest of the round. Therefore only one picture with the reversing camera
True was nice and will be repeated ... see you soon.

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September 27, 2021,Glück gehabt..... doch noch richtig nass geworden

Get a nice pack with lots of wind power from the front and hydropower from above .... I love it
It's a shame that it didn't work out for us today Alf ... but tomorrow ... same route, same corner?
and pack bathing suits ... no hearty tour :)

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October 3, 2021,Seepferdchen Challenge #brandofthebrave

Finally seahorses ...
1. Knowing about bathing rules ... of course swimming trunks and swimming cap included ...
2nd jump from the edge of the pool ... clear, small step built in ...
3. Fetching things ... Sure, patch kits from the depths of my backpack ...

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May 29, 2022,Regenrunde auf der Trasse

Get your clothes on...and pick up a little pack of rain.
Did a small training lap with the bike buddy.

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September 28, 2021,... feine Runde zum Feierabend - oder Haldenbiker on Tour 🙂🗻🗻🙃

... today it finally worked - with a delay - was a fine little Haldenbiker ...

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Zollverein Coking Plant – Schurenbachhalde loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

Zollverein Coking Plant

Schurenbachhalde

Schurenbachhalde

Nordsternpark Double-Arch Bridge

Nordstern Park

Gelsenkirchen Lock

Grimberg sickle

View from the Erzbahntrasse Bridge

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