View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Schloss Strünkede

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View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Schloss Strünkede

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View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Schloss Strünkede

04:44

17.8km

190m

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 9, 2026

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Train Station

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6.70 km

Halde Hoppenbruch

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8.39 km

Hoheward spoil tip and Ewald Colliery

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Unfortunately, I didn't count the steps, but there were quite a few to get from the Ewald Colliery to the slag heap plateau. There must be at least 300 steps, …

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8.50 km

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

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Until the late 1990s, it was one of the largest mines in Germany. Today it is a future location, a place for art and culture and the largest slag heap landscape in Europe.

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10.2 km

Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward

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From the bridge, you have a very beautiful view of the horizon observatory and, on the other side, over the old mine site.

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11.6 km

Horizon Observatory on Hoheward

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The Horizon Observatory is a cool thing. There is a slanted equator arc that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and a meridian arc that divides the sky …

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11.8 km

View of the Horizon Observatory at Hoheward

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Unfortunately it is not foreseeable when you will be able to enter the plateau again, cracks on the weld seams. Hopefully it will not be torn down.
Halde Hoheward and …

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12.2 km

Horizon Observatory on the Hoheward spoil tip

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On the northern summit plateau, the horizon observatory was built in 2008. The modern structure consists of a circular, flat surface of 88 m diameter, a lowered by 1.50 m …

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12.4 km

Obelisk and Sundial on Hoheward Slag Heap

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I would never have expected something like that up here. Crazy. 💈

The sundial, which is around 3,000 square meters in size, is located on the south plateau (140 meters). …

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13.6 km

Dragon Bridge at Hoheward Spoil Heap

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At the entrance to the Hoheward heap, you will be greeted by a dragon: its steel head rises 18 meters and the bridge railing rests against the ribs of the …

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