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Ruhr Riverside Trail – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Messe Ost/Gruga

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Riverside Trail – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Messe Ost/Gruga

Moderate

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872

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Ruhr Riverside Trail – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Messe Ost/Gruga

02:25

58.5km

300m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

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Ruhraue Hattingen Winz

Ruhraue Stiepel

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

5.40 km

Railway Bridges Over the Ruhr

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

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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2

8.88 km

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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3

9.82 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

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

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4

10.1 km

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

Highlight • Historical Site

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

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5

10.6 km

Horst Lock with Canoe Slide

Highlight • Structure

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

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6

10.8 km

Horster Mühle

Highlight • Monument

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

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7

17.7 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

Highlight • Cycleway

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 …

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20.7 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

24.3 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

10

29.2 km

Ruhraue Stiepel Riverside Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

formerly Rumpelpfad, now well asphalted and widened

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B

58.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.3 km

12.0 km

4.44 km

2.22 km

872 m

731 m

Surfaces

53.4 km

3.60 km

1.55 km

< 100 m

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Monday 2 November

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