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Towpath along the Ruhr – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Essen-Kray Nord

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Towpath along the Ruhr – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Essen-Kray Nord

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4.6

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674

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Towpath along the Ruhr – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Essen-Kray Nord

01:37

35.1km

280m

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 20, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 45 m for 4 m

After 35.1 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.31 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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7.93 km

Heisinger Ruhraue

Nature Reserve

9.94 km

Kampmann Bridge

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Closed due to renovation (April 2026)

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21.2 km

The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow cool off. The bike path is good to drive, if you make something narrow, and interrupted by several cow barriers.

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22.1 km

Ruhr Valley Between Hattingen and Bochum-Dahlhausen

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Although I'm not exactly at home in this corner of Germany, but I can only recommend the Ruhrtalradweg.
In particular, I drove the piece between Essen Kettwig and Hattingen. If you think about what is happening around a traffic around, so this bike path is the purest recreation.
Thanks mainly to good road conditions, it is no problem with racing bikes.
If you want you can also settle in one of the many beer gardens and cafes and enjoy the great panorama.
Very well you can include the Ruhrtalradweg also in other bike paths, so that you get a nice big loop mostly without car traffic. (Nordbahntrasse, Kohlenbahntrasse and Niederbergbahn Panoramatrasse)

So long speech, short story. Top - from me a big thumbs up!

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28.1 km

Horster Mühle

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

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28.3 km

Horst Lock with Canoe Slide

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A highlight for recreational paddlers to get into the lower Ruhr via the boat slide

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28.8 km

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

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

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29.1 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

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

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35.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.8 km

11.0 km

1.81 km

245 m

220 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.0 km

1.55 km

554 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Monday 20 July

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

April 23, 2024,240423-1030 Kurz über Deilbach- und Wichteltal

Martina Kutz, Alfons Eilers, Walli Stock, Michael Beckmann, Helmut Böhm, Karsten Faust, Volker Schöneweiß and Bernd Lauenroth were at the start of the short tour.

Except for the climb on the Homberg, Bernd was able to keep up well on his racing bike.

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Railway Bridges Over the Ruhr

Kampmann Bridge