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Ruhr Region

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

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

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

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

01:41

39.2km

210m

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 a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.4 km for 53 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.33 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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5.28 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

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

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5.55 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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6.30 km

Horster Mühle

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

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8.97 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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13.1 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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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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19.6 km

View of the Ruhr Valley from the Koster Bridge

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Although the bridge is a busy road bridge, the two-sided footpaths and cycle paths are interesting because of the distant views and the bird's eye view of the river and bank.

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19.7 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

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The Ruhr Valley Cycle Route (own spelling: RuhrtalRadweg) is a 240 km long cycle route along the Ruhr from the source at the Ruhrkopf near Winterberg to the mouth near Duisburg-Ruhrort. The cycle route was officially opened with an opening ceremony on the grounds of the Zeche Nachtigall on 30 April 2006.

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39.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.0 km

2.26 km

1.30 km

344 m

338 m

Surfaces

37.2 km

1.49 km

552 m

Elevation

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May 21, 2024,Ruhrtalradweg Hattingen - Steele

Easy route, good to ride in the morning, but packed in the afternoon and at weekends.

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

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

Ruhr Riverside Trail

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

Horster Mühle

Ruhr Valley Between Hattingen and Bochum-Dahlhausen

Towpath along the Ruhr

View of the Ruhr Valley from the Koster Bridge

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

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