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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Waltrop

Waltrop Colliery – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Waltrop

Waltrop Colliery – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

Moderate

4.6

(45)

171

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Waltrop Colliery – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

03:04

11.8km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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755 m

Stations of the Cross on Halde Brockenscheidt

Highlight • Religious Site

The seven man-high, steel-cut Stations of the Cross are here; praying - and singing - to look at the Stations of the Cross of Jesus Christ on the Brockenscheidt heap. …

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1.01 km

Waltrop Colliery

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This is an example of how a former colliery was converted into an industrial park here. Many old buildings have been preserved and reused.
A visit is worthwhile for a look into old times.

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1.42 km

Halde Brockenscheidt with gauge tower - Waltrop colliery

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Brockenscheidt dump with trackwork tower - Waltrop colliery

The Brockenscheidt dump is one of the smallest tailings dumps in the Ruhr area, but subjectively the favorite on our 4-heap tour. …

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4.06 km

Wayside shrine with benches

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Ida's cookie room... less than 50 meters away 😋

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4.81 km

Forest pond in Nordpark Brambauer

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Idyllic forest pond and at the same time the source of the Nördlicher Stellenbach in the North Park of Brambauer.

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5.65 km

View of the Lünen power plant from Halde Tockhausen

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Halde Minister Achenbach IV - Tockhausen

If you promise yourself primarily a good view of the surrounding area, then you are wrong here. You can get them in some places …

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6.73 km

Brambauer Duck Pond

Highlight • Lake

The duck pond is located in Brambauer and can be cycled.

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7.45 km

Pollarded willow avenue

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On this route, one highlight follows the next. This idyllic single trail is one of them.

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11.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.71 km

3.89 km

942 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.97 km

4.65 km

1.14 km

484 m

385 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

22°C

8°C

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January 10, 2024,Halde Brockenscheidt (Halde 12)

LSG-Brockenscheidt, Elmenhorst

Spurwerkturm - landmark in Waltrop

The Spurwerk tower was designed by Jan Bormann. To build it, the artist used around 1,000 meters of hardwood slats, which were used to keep the cars in the mining shafts on track.

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March 2, 2024,Haldentour in Waltrop

This morning I set off early. Collecting kilometers was the order of the day. On the one hand for my group “WaFüHospiz”, but above all of course for exercise. The countdown is running. There are only 37,000 kilometers left of 250,000 km. I decided to do a round in the surrounding area. Thank you @Buggi for posting this tour. I …

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April 11, 2026,Drah di net um....

....because with friendly support, @Meilensammler managed to log some caches today that have kept him awake for 13 years.

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March 8, 2025,❤️: Auf zum Colani-Ei und zur Zeche Waltrop

Today I collected a few more kilometers for the stups children's hospice (❤️ project by @markusSupertramp).
I really wanted to go to the Colani Egg. It looked great against the blue sky in the sunshine ☀️. I also didn't know the Achenbach mine, the Waltrop mine (my starting point) and the Tockhausen spoil heap. Interesting industrial relics. Only the kilometers …

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October 29, 2022,Zeche Waltrop-Datteln-Hamm-Kanal-Halde Brockenscheid(K)

Small after-work tour around the Waltrop colliery... Spurwerkturm closed for renovation... a rather unspectacular tour... but who lives nearby... 🤠😷

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Waltrop Colliery – Brambauer Duck Pond loop from Waltrop

Stations of the Cross on Halde Brockenscheidt

Waltrop Colliery

Halde Brockenscheidt with gauge tower - Waltrop colliery

Wayside shrine with benches

Forest pond in Nordpark Brambauer

View of the Lünen power plant from Halde Tockhausen

Brambauer Duck Pond

Pollarded willow avenue

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