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Ruhrgebiet

Ruhrgebiet

Akeem planned a gravel ride

January 8, 2023

Ruhrgebiet

Hard

04:26

109km

24.7km/h

550m

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Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 41.5 km for 74 m

After 64.9 km for 510 m

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15.7 km

Machine hall of the former Bergmannsglück mine

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

"Where today the facilities of the former colliery Bergmannsglück stand, was once the Buersche manor" Uhlenbrock. "At the beginning of the 20th century, the Prussian state acquired the estate Uhlenbrock for the mountain treasury.

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19.2 km

Lippe Mine – Westerholt Colliery

Highlight • Historical Site

1907 was begun in Gelsenkirchen with the sinking of the pit Westerholt 1/2 in 1910 German struts scaffolding over the shafts were built and the Westerholt colliery began operation. In …

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26.9 km

Countryside fields and rural road near Ruhr Region

Highlight • Natural

29.5 km

Lohmühle Airfield

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Small airfield in the fields between Marl, Recklinghausen and Oer-Erkenschwick

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31.4 km

Boss Beech in the Die Burg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Since the beech tree is located in a nature reserve, climbing should be avoided if possible.

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34.0 km

General Blumenthal spoil tip (Shaft 8)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Around the middle of the 1960s, not far from the Honermann settlement in the city triangle Marl / Oer-Erkenschwick / Recklinghausen, the eighth shaft of the former colliery General Blumenthal …

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36.1 km

Alte Zechenbahn General Blumenthal VIII Rail Trail

Highlight • Trail

The former. Railway line (former. Zechenbahn General Blumenthal VIII) was expanded into a cycle and hiking trail.
The path is lined with native shrubs and tree species.

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40.9 km

Das grüne Klassenzimmer

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46.5 km

View of Halde Hoheward and Ewald colliery tower

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

In good weather great view and model airfield is nearby

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51.3 km

Old Watermill Recklinghausen-Suderwich

Highlight • Historical Site

The "Old Watermill" is located in Recklinghausen Suderwich.
Today there is a small restaurant in it, located directly at the duck pond.

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52.3 km

Bench with view of St. Johannes Church and Becklem fields

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The bench at this idyllic place invites you to take a little rest. You have a nice view in the direction of Becklem and on the other side in the direction of Suderwich with the church of St. John.

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53.7 km

König-Ludwig Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The eastern entry near Becklem is the temporary end of the König-Ludwig-Trasse, which leads from the Rhine-Herne Canal to Suderwich and Becklem and is later to be continued to Oer-Erkenschwick. …

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55.1 km

Waggonbau H. Heinick & Co. Wilhelm

Highlight • Monument

Along the new bike railway line. Very nice, quiet route.

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61.2 km

König Ludwig Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The König-Ludwig-Trasse is a beautiful railway cycle path in Recklinghausen. There are always relics from the coal mining era along the way.

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63.1 km

Herner Meer

Highlight • Lake

The service roads on both sides of the canal and the Herner Meer are great for mountain bikes and trekking bikes. A nice recreational opportunity and a good section for cycling and hiking tours.

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64.9 km

Friedrich der Große Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

70.1 km

Former machine hall of Zeche Julia, Herne

Highlight • Monument

"The Julia colliery was a coal mine in Herne-Baukau. From 1869 to 1889 it was run under the name Barillon colliery. After the mine closed in 1964, the Herne hypermarket …

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73.2 km

Gasometer Hibernia

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"The gasometer in Herne would actually have to be called 'Hibernia pane glass container.' It is one of the few of its kind in the Gewerbepark area and is a …

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84.9 km

Friedenspark Memorial

Highlight • Monument

currently still a ruin, will be renovated soon

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85.5 km

Ore train

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109 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.6 km

31.3 km

12.9 km

10.1 km

1.17 km

214 m

Surfaces

57.2 km

19.9 km

15.6 km

10.6 km

4.57 km

1.60 km

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Ruhrgebiet

Machine hall of the former Bergmannsglück mine

Lippe Mine – Westerholt Colliery

Countryside fields and rural road near Ruhr Region

Lohmühle Airfield

Boss Beech in the Die Burg Nature Reserve

General Blumenthal spoil tip (Shaft 8)

Alte Zechenbahn General Blumenthal VIII Rail Trail

View of Halde Hoheward and Ewald colliery tower

Old Watermill Recklinghausen-Suderwich

Bench with view of St. Johannes Church and Becklem fields

König-Ludwig Trail

Waggonbau H. Heinick & Co. Wilhelm

König Ludwig Trail

Herner Meer

Friedrich der Große Railway Path

Former machine hall of Zeche Julia, Herne

Gasometer Hibernia

Friedenspark Memorial

Ore train

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