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Ride Around the Ruhr 2026

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Ride Around the Ruhr 2026

Matze and Windkante Rottstrasse e.V. planned a gravel ride

June 1, 2026

Ride Around the Ruhr 2026

Hard

29:41

601km

20.3km/h

5,510m

28 people liked this tour.

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Overview

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

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38.6 km

Jupiter Mine Entrance, Muttental Mining Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Mining hiking trail, yes you can also go through it by bike. I can only warmly recommend it to anyone interested in mining.

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81.4 km

Hespertalbahn Steam Locomotive in the Glass Engine Shed, Kupferdreh

Highlight • Monument

very beautifully designed locomotive shed. a real eye-catcher

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99.3 km

Kesselbach Trail

Highlight • Trail

If you pay attention on this tributary of the Emscher, you can spot amphibians and rare animal species. At the Hülsmannshof restaurant you can take a break in a lovely atmosphere.

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102 km

Grugatrasse

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Beautiful route. Connects Frohnhausen with Steele, the RS1 with the Ruhrtalradweg.

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105 km

Trail over the Rosendeller Bach in Winkhauser Valley

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113 km

Ripshorst Bridge

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Spacious bridge over the Rhine-Herne Canal. It is easy to drive across and not far from it is the street of the same name. In the district of Osterfeld.

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127 km

View of Oberhausen Lock on the Rhine-Herne Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Good view of the Oberhausen lock

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146 km

View of the Mintarder Ruhr Valley Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Super long bridge. I found the bridge very impressive to look at from a certain distance from the cycle path, because the bridge is super long and slightly curved; it crosses the Ruhr and the cycle path.

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154 km

Wambach Stream in Wambachtal

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The Wambach rises at the Auberg in Mülheim and flows into the Dickelsbach after about 8.9 km in Duisburg.

More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wambach_(Dickelsbach)#Verlauf

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155 km

Bridge Over DB Workshop Duisburg

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Nice view of the factory. If you're a rail enthusiast, you're sure to love coming here.

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189 km

Rest Area at Mettrich–Langenfeld–Wahlen Junction

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This rest area is located in the roundabout and is equipped with a table and benches and covered seating.

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194 km

View of the Silberberg Limestone Quarry

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Beautiful view of the Schlupkothen quarry

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211 km

Former Signal Box Loh

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Many details about the Loh train station and its facilities can be found here: bahnen-wuppertal.de/html/bahnhof-loh.html

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252 km

Logrölker Bach

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a beautiful stream through a (still) beautiful spruce forest. In summer a trickle in the beautiful, shady forest, in winter a beautiful full stream.

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260 km

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260 km

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315 km

Hympendahl Viaduct Ruins

Highlight • Monument

And again, a place in the Ruhr area that you just have to see. The small detour is worthwhile.

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397 km

Scenic Forest Trail in Ichterloh

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408 km

Sheep Herd by the Funne Stream

Highlight • River

I was lucky enough to meet the flock of sheep and have a chat with the shepherd!

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420 km

Schafsbrücke Over the Stever

Highlight • Bridge

The Stever is certainly very nice, but why would you put a highlight here without a picture and without text?
Edit: Christoph, thank you! 😀

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455 km

Lippe Floodplains

Highlight • River

The Lippe meanders through the landscape south of Haltern am See. The excellent cycle path is accompanied by the Lippe on one side and the Wesel-Datteln Canal on the other. Relaxed cycling in beautiful nature!

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