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Zeche Zollverein Schacht 1 / 2 – Gruga Radweg Runde von Hespertalbahn Essen-Kupferdreh

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Zeche Zollverein Schacht 1 / 2 – Gruga Radweg Runde von Hespertalbahn Essen-Kupferdreh

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July 12, 2020

Zeche Zollverein Schacht 1 / 2 – Gruga Radweg Runde von Hespertalbahn Essen-Kupferdreh

Moderate

03:50

60.4km

15.7km/h

370m

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Overview

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Train Station

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278 m

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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Once around it is always nice, whether on foot or by bike. From lock to old railway bridge and on the other side back or vice versa.

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465 m

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

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The predecessor of today's bridge was opened in 1872 as part of the "Lower Ruhr Valley Railway". Blown up by the German Wehrmacht in 1945, it was then rebuilt as …

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13.8 km

Zollverein Coal Mine

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Here you get a good impression of what was going on in the Ruhr area at the time of coal mining - impressive. You should definitely have a look!

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14.2 km

Zollverein Coal Mine and Coking Plant

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Are you a technology enthusiast? You have to see it: When it was built, the entire Zollverein complex was considered the largest welded construction in Europe. This superlative referred to …

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42.8 km

Borbeck Castle

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The Borbeck castle goes back to a Franconian upper courtyard of the women's monastery in Essen called Bort (h) beki, which was first mentioned in 869 in a lifting roll …

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47.2 km

The Grugatrasse, a former railway line, extends from Mülheim-Heißen to Essen-Steele Süd station. The route is about halfway slightly uphill, but also presents no major problems for the inexperienced cyclist. …

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51.3 km

View of the Hundertwasser House (Ronald McDonald House, Essen)

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Visible from the Grugatrasse, Essen's "Ronald McDonald House" is located on the Gruga site, a facility run by the McDonald's Children's Aid Foundation. The building was constructed according to the …

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59.7 km

Kampmann Bridge

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Closed due to renovation (April 2026)

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60.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.6 km

12.2 km

8.33 km

1.02 km

735 m

379 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.0 km

10.3 km

5.84 km

4.95 km

918 m

368 m

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Zeche Zollverein Schacht 1 / 2 – Gruga Radweg Runde von Hespertalbahn Essen-Kupferdreh

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

Zollverein Coal Mine

Zollverein Coal Mine and Coking Plant

Borbeck Castle

Grugatrasse Cycle Path

View of the Hundertwasser House (Ronald McDonald House, Essen)

Kampmann Bridge

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