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Neue Challenge West

Neue Challenge West

Laura planned a bike ride

June 2, 2020

Neue Challenge West

Hard

05:52

88.9km

15.2km/h

520m

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Hard bike 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 37.8 km for 288 m

After 56.7 km for 127 m

After 88.6 km for 86 m

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2.88 km

View of Signal Iduna Park

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The Westfalenstadion is simply part of Dortmund's skyline! Good to see from here.

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4.08 km

Here, the Emscher is carried out under several railway lines. Parallel to this is a well-developed cycle and footpath.

At about the same place the Westfälische Hellweg crossed the Emscher, as well as today a bridge with cycle and footpath.

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11.9 km

Emscherweg at Holthauser Graben

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The hiking and cycling path along the increasingly renatured Emscher is a true pearl in the middle of the Ruhr metropolis and the cities in the surrounding area. There is …

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16.8 km

Emscher Flood Retention Basin Mengede/Castrop-Rauxel

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Flood retention basin Mengede / Castrop-Rauxel (HRB Mengede) with observation tower

Although the flood retention basin Mengede / Castrop-Rauxel will once again be a major construction site …

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22.7 km

Wartburgstraße Bridge, Castrop-Rauxel

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"Location: Rhine-Herne Canal km 43.218
in the course of Kreisstraße 28 in Castrop-Rauxel
Construction time: 2010-2013
Bridge class: according to DIN technical report 101
Span: 60.75 m
Lane width: 7.00 …

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25.6 km

Ballermann on the Emscher (no longer available)

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On April 28, 2024, the “Ballermann” was supposed to be part of our route. However, it seems that it no longer exists!!!

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30.7 km

Rhein-Herne Canal Cycle Path

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Driving on the canal is always nice, especially this section.

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33.2 km

Bahnhofstraße Bridge Over the Rhine-Herne Canal

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Rhine-Herne Canal

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37.9 km

Musicians’ Meeting Stennert (Rock Factory Herne)

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"The street is named after the old title "auf dem Stennert" in the district of Herne, corridor II, called Sodingen.
Under the catchy phrase “rock factory”, the Wilhelminian style villa …

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38.0 km

Stennert Park and Musikertreff Villa, Herne

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Under the handy formula "Rock Factory" is the formerly belonging to a homestead estate Gründerzeitvilla in this street in the scene a common name. From 1982 onwards, the house was …

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38.8 km

Rail trail at Revierpark Gysenberg

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The Geysenberg district park was the first park of its kind in the Ruhr area. There is a leisure pool, a sports hall, an ice skating rink and a large …

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41.6 km

Stembergteiche Nature Reserve

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42.3 km

Tippelsberg Lower Pond

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The ponds and paths are used for local recreation.

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44.4 km

Grummer Ponds

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The Grummer Teiche are a handful of small ponds - not terribly spectacular, but a nice way to take a short walk, jog, or watch ducks with kids.

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45.2 km

Grummer Ponds

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The Grumbeckteich is one of several ponds in the Bochum district of Grumme. The Grummer Ponds, also popularly known as the Grummer Lake District, are a series of ten ponds, …

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46.4 km

Grummer Bach at the Grummer Ponds

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The Grummer Teiche, popularly known as the Grummer Seenplatte, are a series of ten ponds in the Bochum district of Grumme, fed by the Grummer Bach and its tributaries Rottmannsbach, …

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49.2 km

Buselohstraße Railway Bridge

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The new bridge has wide cycle paths and the road is much clearer than the old bridge.

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56.8 km

Kemnader Lake – Heveney Harbor

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When the weather is good, Annegret is often at the large car park with her ice cream van. In case you fancy a refreshment. ;) Unfortunately, it is usually quite …

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59.7 km

Herbede Weir on the River Ruhr

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Stop in the lock keeper's cottage. Nice beer garden, grill sausage and refreshments - ÖZ only until 19h

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60.0 km

Old Ferry House on the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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Here it is worth taking a break.
The food and drinks you can here
enjoy under the trees. The prices are good
and parking spaces for bikes are enough available.

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62.4 km

View of the Ruhr River near Witten

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Beautiful view over the Ruhr valley to the Hardesteiner ruins.

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70.1 km

Dünnebecke Stream and Bridges

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In the forest, the bike literally goes over hill and dale, but in my opinion it is also suitable for inexperienced cyclists. Warning: at one point you have to "carry" the bike (see photos).

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77.8 km

Field path to Haus Dellwig

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Slightly bumpy, narrow "lane", but very well suited for a gravel tour.
Watch out for pedestrians!

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80.2 km

Catholic Church of the Holy Family

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80.8 km

Planetenfeld Trail

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Green bypass of the planetary field road from the bridge Martener road to the cemetery Martener Hellweg.

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81.8 km

Meilengraben Path and Fields

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Abbreviation partially paved from Martener Hellweg to the planetary road with a beautiful view.

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83.7 km

Winged Elmos Rhinoceros Sculpture

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Winged Elmos rhinoceros in front of the headquarters of semiconductor manufacturer Elmos

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84.0 km

Dortmund H-Bahn (Technical University of Dortmund)

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The H-Bahn belongs to the type of monorails. They are available as overhead railways - such as in Wuppertal - or as saddle railways, these railways stand on the rails …

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85.4 km

View of the Dortmund skyline and Signal Iduna Park

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Nice view from there 👍

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87.3 km

View of the Emscher from the bridge

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It is unimaginable that this happy rippling brook was once the largest sewer of the area. Absolutely successful renaturation.

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88.1 km

when can we come back in🙄

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88.9 km

The Stone Tower

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The Stone Tower was part of the medieval control, fortification and early warning system of the city of Dortmund. Located in the south, just outside the city gates, at the …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.7 km

16.8 km

13.6 km

8.78 km

6.01 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

41.1 km

19.5 km

12.8 km

10.6 km

2.86 km

2.06 km

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Neue Challenge West

View of Signal Iduna Park

Emscher Railway Underpass

Emscherweg at Holthauser Graben

Emscher Flood Retention Basin Mengede/Castrop-Rauxel

Wartburgstraße Bridge, Castrop-Rauxel

Ballermann on the Emscher (no longer available)

Rhein-Herne Canal Cycle Path

Bahnhofstraße Bridge Over the Rhine-Herne Canal

Musicians’ Meeting Stennert (Rock Factory Herne)

Stennert Park and Musikertreff Villa, Herne

Rail trail at Revierpark Gysenberg

Stembergteiche Nature Reserve

Tippelsberg Lower Pond

Grummer Ponds

Grummer Ponds

Grummer Bach at the Grummer Ponds

Buselohstraße Railway Bridge

Kemnader Lake – Heveney Harbor

Herbede Weir on the River Ruhr

Old Ferry House on the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

View of the Ruhr River near Witten

Dünnebecke Stream and Bridges

Field path to Haus Dellwig

Catholic Church of the Holy Family

Planetenfeld Trail

Meilengraben Path and Fields

Winged Elmos Rhinoceros Sculpture

Dortmund H-Bahn (Technical University of Dortmund)

View of the Dortmund skyline and Signal Iduna Park

View of the Emscher from the bridge

when can we come back in🙄

The Stone Tower

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