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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Castrop-Rauxel

Barbachweg Trail – Goldschmieding House loop from Castrop-Rauxel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

Barbachweg Trail – Goldschmieding House loop from Castrop-Rauxel

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Barbachweg Trail – Goldschmieding House loop from Castrop-Rauxel

02:28

8.98km

130m

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: May 14, 2026

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Bodelschwingher Wald

Waypoints

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586 m

Hammerhead Tower, Erin Colliery (Shaft 3)

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The Hammerkopf tower in Castrop-Rauxel is a weighty witness to the past of mining. Built over shaft 3 of the Erin colliery in 1920, it is the oldest of its …

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1.03 km

Narrow Nature Trail

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On a narrow path it goes through the forest.

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3.58 km

von Bodelschwingh Family Mausoleum

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The family burial site of the von Bodelschwingh family was established around 1802 in the Bodelschwingher Wald.

"Above the tomb stands an octagonal monopteros in the classicist style. Fluted Tuscan …

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4.43 km

Bodelschwingher Wald

Nature Reserve

4.76 km

Hollow Way at Schlossgraben, Bodelschwingher Forest

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Nice little round first through the fields, then through a forest. Very close way with many blackberries and brenessels. Many fallen trees but you come across great. Later then again a fortified way

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5.69 km

Barbachweg Trail

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A very nice hiking trail in Castrop-Rauxel.

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5.89 km

Barbach Gorge Log Bridge Crossing

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Connection of the two paths along the Barbach Gorge, with a wobbly tree trunk bridge :) over the stream. The path down and back up into the gorge is steep …

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6.91 km

View of the Sundial

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Towards the light and the sun (clock).

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8.95 km

Goldschmieding House

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Haus Goldschmiedling is a former moated castle from the 13th century. Towards the end of
In the 16th century it was completely redesigned by its owners and today presents itself …

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8.98 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.68 km

2.51 km

1.35 km

313 m

119 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

2.00 km

1.90 km

1.35 km

821 m

412 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 22 July

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Barbachweg Trail – Goldschmieding House loop from Castrop-Rauxel

Hammerhead Tower, Erin Colliery (Shaft 3)

Narrow Nature Trail

von Bodelschwingh Family Mausoleum

Hollow Way at Schlossgraben, Bodelschwingher Forest

Barbachweg Trail

Barbach Gorge Log Bridge Crossing

View of the Sundial

Goldschmieding House

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