Harkortsee Railway Viaduct – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Witten Hbf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Witten Hbf

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1,720

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Harkortsee Railway Viaduct – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Witten Hbf

07:27

120km

860m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.4 km for 170 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

12.5 km

Rombergholz

Forest

14.1 km

Fürstenbergholz

Nature Reserve

20.8 km

Hengsteysee

Lake

25.3 km

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke

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Great view of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke. With a length of 313 m and 12 semi-circular arches of 20 m each, the viaduct spans the valley.

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25.3 km

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

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Great corner on Hakortsee. And the viaduct is worth at least 1 photo. You can also take a break in Herdecke.

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44.8 km

Oveneys Busch

Forest

51.5 km

Ruhraue Stiepel

Nature Reserve

53.8 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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In some places on the Ruhr there is still the old historically paved towpath, for example at Horst, at Hattingen and at Stiepel.

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57.4 km

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

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The towpath in Hattingen is a beautiful, flat route and offers various stopping points with places to sit. It is also very suitable for (smaller) children. For a longer tour, …

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65.1 km

Riverside path along the Ruhr

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Here you cycle along the Ruhr at pretty much the same level as the river. In some places the Ruhr has overflowed the banks a little, but only by a …

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79.6 km

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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nice path along the lake, but can also be very crowded

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83.1 km

Baldeneysee

Lake

84.3 km

View of Villa Hügel Over Lake Baldeney

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From the south bank of Lake Baldeney you have a beautiful view of Villa Hügel on the north bank and the sailing boats on the lake. The paths are very wide, but it can get quite crowded on the weekend.

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86.0 km

View of Lake Baldeney

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Beautiful route around the lake with several places to stop for refreshments.

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120 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.6 km

12.3 km

11.2 km

10.9 km

4.55 km

500 m

235 m

Surfaces

98.3 km

9.11 km

6.54 km

4.33 km

2.01 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

8°C

58 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

July 22, 2026,2026 - Deutschland - Ruhrtalradweg #3 - Von Herdecke nach Essen-Kettwig

Today the third stage of the RuhrtalRadweg was on the agenda. It led me from Herdecke to Essen-Kettwig and again offered some new impressions in terms of landscape.

On this section of the route, I passed several lakes shaped by the Ruhr. These include Kemnader See and Baldeneysee. While Kemnader See struck me as rather matter-of-fact and not very inviting, …

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March 21, 2022,RuhrtalRadweg E02 Herdecke - Werden

After the first stage in the Ruhr area from Wickede to Herdecke, this section of the tour often went on or next to the old towpath directly along the water. To say it right away, the route is simply fantastic 🤩. Behind Herdecke, after the Hengsener and Hengsteysee, the third large Ruhr reservoir is reached directly on the cycle path. …

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March 31, 2024,Ruhrtal Radweg Von Herdecke nach Kettwig

The Hotel Sengelmannshof is close to the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path and is cyclist friendly; bikes are stored safely in a garage.

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April 19, 2023,Ruhrtalradweg Tag 3: Herdecke // Essen-Kettwig 🚲🚲

Day 3 from Herdecke to Essen-Kettwig was a special day. At first glance from the hotel room around 0800, there was already a blue sky that lasted until the evening hours. The route was already known at one point or another, but due to the very varied landscape with its variety of bridges and industrial monuments, it was different than …

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October 31, 2022,4 Ruhr-Seen

On this tour we left 4 of the 6 Ruhr reservoirs. We started at Baldeneysee, and then from Kemnader See to Harkortsee and Hengsteysee.
All in all a nice tour, in which we would plan a few parts of the route differently in retrospect. We also took the "Hardenstein" ferry. This ferry does not always run.
The Kettwiger See and …

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May 18, 2024,Ruhrtalradweg 3. Etappe Dortmund Hohensyburg nach Mülheim

Today we completed the third and longest stage. We started in brilliant sunshine and enjoyed the wonderful landscape. Unfortunately we got caught in the rain again at Baldeneysee. Luckily it only lasted 30 minutes. We then arrived dry at the Hotel Mülheim. Tomorrow we will start the last stage back home.

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April 28, 2022,Graveltour ,,Was uns die Geschichte lehrt'' von Tom (Tour Nr.9 aus dem Buch von Bikingtom)

Tour No. 9 from Thomas Terbeck's book: Favorite tours in the Ruhr area "On the road on unusual cycle routes"

From the Herdecke destination, Anne Ruhr then went back to Mülheim.

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August 3, 2023,Ruhrtalradweg Tag 3 🚴🏻‍♂️👍😀🌦️

Today the third stage of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path from Herdecke to Essen. The most beautiful route so far. The weather was again very "mixed" and on the last three kilometers there was another real shower. 👍😀

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