Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ruhr River – View of the Ruhr Weir loop from Essen-Steele

Routes

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ruhr River – View of the Ruhr Weir loop from Essen-Steele

Moderate

4.8

(219)

470

riders

Ruhr River – View of the Ruhr Weir loop from Essen-Steele

03:03

55.2km

270m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.7 km for 280 m

After 33.9 km for 280 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.99 km

Ruhr River

Highlight • River

Rest in the middle of the bridge ... That's it on the benches built in there.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

16.3 km

View from the Koster Bridge over the Ruhr Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Koster Bridge is a road bridge over the Ruhr. It forms the city border between Hattingen and Bochum. The border is located approximately in the middle of the river.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

21.0 km

Kemnader See Weir

Highlight • Bridge

Very nice cycle path around the Kemnader Lake, asphalted and partly with three separate paths for pedestrians, skaters and cyclists. Good starting point for a ride along the Ruhr Valley …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

21.1 km

View of the Ruhr Weir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Always a beautiful play of colors

Translated by Google •

Tip by

22.4 km

View of the north shore of Lake Kemnade

Highlight • Viewpoint

In this section, the footpath, the inline skating path and the cycle path are separated. The cycle path is about six meters higher. It is noisy due to the adjacent A43 motorway, but the view from this point is excellent.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

30.2 km

Viewpoint at Lake Kemnade

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful route around the lake with different lanes (great surface) for each sport

Translated by Google •

Tip by

35.9 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

40.0 km

Ruhr Waterfalls at Hattingen

Highlight • Waterfall

It's worth getting off your bike here and listening to the rushing of the Ruhr for a while. Two small but wide steps ensure that the water of the Ruhr …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

49.4 km

Bridge at the Railway Museum in Bochum-Dahlhausen

Highlight • Bridge

The Dahlhausen Railway Bridge is a former railway bridge that crosses the Ruhr between Bochum-Dahlhausen and Essen-Burgaltendorf. It is located near the former freight yard of Dahlhausen train station with …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

55.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.8 km

6.51 km

4.30 km

3.55 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.4 km

4.58 km

1.65 km

1.54 km

108 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Sunday 16 August

20°C

14°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

December 3, 2022,Leinpfad bei Hattingen – Radweg Bochum-Dahlhausen mit Baustellen 🚧 Umgehung

Finally back on the bike 🚲. Despite ❄️ the inner 🐷🐶 was very small 😀🍀

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.7

700

Dachsberg Trail Loop – Rennberg Fire Watchtower loop from Stimberghöhe

02:28h

29.1km

320m

Hard

4.7

705

Harkortberg singletrack – Bomb Crater Downhill Segment loop from Wetter (Ruhr)

02:33h

26.2km

700m

Hard

4.8

679

Dragon Bridge Halde Hoheward – Single Trails Halde Hoppenbruch loop from Hafen Julia

02:38h

33.4km

460m

Moderate

4.7

525

Single Trails Halde Hoppenbruch – Halde Hoheward loop from Hertener Emscherbruch

01:23h

19.3km

240m

Moderate

4.8

470

Ruhr River – View of the Ruhr Weir loop from Essen-Steele

03:03h

55.2km

270m

Moderate

4.7

192

Ilex Trail (Ruhrhöhenweg) – Kettwig Lock loop from Messe Ost/Gruga

02:22h

30.6km

530m

Moderate

4.8

375

Halde Hoheward – Dragon Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Recklinghausen Hauptbahnhof

02:10h

29.8km

430m

Moderate

4.5

199

Angertal Valley Trail – Auer Mill loop from Überanger Mark - Hinkesforst

02:12h

28.9km

340m

Hard

4.8

442

Zollverein Coking Plant – Schurenbachhalde loop from Essen Hauptbahnhof

03:00h

49.6km

290m

Moderate

4.5

109

Duisburg Regatta Course – Six Lakes Plateau (Sechs-Seen-Platte) loop from Rheinhausen Ost

04:08h

58.2km

480m

Ruhr River – View of the Ruhr Weir loop from Essen-Steele

Ruhr River

View from the Koster Bridge over the Ruhr Valley

Kemnader See Weir

View of the Ruhr Weir

View of the north shore of Lake Kemnade

Viewpoint at Lake Kemnade

Ruhr Waterfalls at Hattingen

Bridge at the Railway Museum in Bochum-Dahlhausen

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️