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WDR 2 Ruhr-Tour

WDR 2 Ruhr-Tour

Thomas planned a bike ride

August 19, 2021

WDR 2 Ruhr-Tour

Hard

03:35

52.8km

14.7km/h

520m

510m

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Overview

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 172 m for 52 m

After 37.1 km for 208 m

After 51.1 km for 681 m

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14 m

Holschentor Hattingen

Highlight • Historical Site

The Holschentor was a side gate that was only open in the summer months.

Oral tradition says that the gate got its name from the peasant shoes. The farmers from …

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233 m

Historic Old Town Hattingen

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Hattingen is a real Ruhrpott pearl. In the past, everything in the small Hanseatic city was dominated by coal. The times are over, even if the Henrichshütte, which today serves …

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402 m

Hattingen Old Town Half-Timbered Houses

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Fantastic old town with great shops, cafes and restaurants 👍 Typical half-timbered houses for this region ... sooooo beautiful 🤗

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8.03 km

Alte Haase Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

The mine is one of the oldest coal mines in the Ruhrgebiet. The mining began in the first half of the 17th century and the mine was shut down until 1969.

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15.3 km

The Schee station was opened in 1886 on the railway line Wuppertal - Wichlinghausen - Hattingen, approximately at the highest point of the route. The monument was often used as a backdrop for film and television recordings.

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18.8 km

Isola Mineral Wool Works Sprockhövel

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This "old mine" is the mineral wool plant Isola Wilhelm Zimmermann GmbH based in Sprockhövel. The silos outside and the building itself look shabby, but that's what makes it so …

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36.3 km

Mining and Narrow-Gauge Railway Museum Zeche Theresia

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Historic mine and field railways.
Here you can also ride.

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37.7 km

LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall (Nachtigall Colliery)

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Here you can recreate the history of the Ruhrpotts. In the museum there are many interesting information about the early coal mining in the Muttental and in the whole pot. …

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39.0 km

Hardenstein Castle Ruins

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Here you cycle through the idyllic Muttental - the cradle of Ruhrpott mining. Hardenstein Castle was there even earlier than the tunnels, but today you can only marvel at the …

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39.3 km

Hardenstein Ruhr Valley Ferry

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When traveling along the river, a ferry is a great way to take a break! There aren't many of them along the Ruhr, but this one is a highlight. It's …

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39.4 km

Hardenstein Ruhr Valley Ferry

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A ferry in the middle of the Ruhrpott? That's between Bochum and Witten! The Ruhrtal ferry is a pretty cool project that came into being because the construction of a …

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39.6 km

Royal Lock Keeper’s House Witten-Herbede

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The house of the former lock keeper at the Herbeder lock dates back to 1835 and invites cyclists and walkers to take a break in the idyllic Ruhr valley. In …

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45.2 km

Haus Kemnade

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The moated castle now houses a restaurant. Here you can sit outside when the weather is nice and enjoy nature and the good food and drinks that are on offer here. Weddings are often celebrated here or bands play.

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50.6 km

Henrichshütte

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If you're into the Ruhr area and old stuff, you just have to be here. The technical facilities of the Henrichshütte are impressive, even if you just roll by. If …

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51.0 km

Iron Men at the Henrichshütte

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Hattingen historically: Large, rusty, in rank and file - and a naked excitement - the iron men!

The 2.40 meter tall behemoths with cast-iron minds and rusted muscles caused a …

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52.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

16.4 km

9.72 km

4.63 km

2.44 km

384 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.5 km

23.1 km

3.63 km

1.20 km

1.11 km

205 m

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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WDR 2 Ruhr-Tour

Holschentor Hattingen

Historic Old Town Hattingen

Hattingen Old Town Half-Timbered Houses

Alte Haase Mine

Schee Station

Isola Mineral Wool Works Sprockhövel

Mining and Narrow-Gauge Railway Museum Zeche Theresia

LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall (Nachtigall Colliery)

Hardenstein Castle Ruins

Hardenstein Ruhr Valley Ferry

Hardenstein Ruhr Valley Ferry

Royal Lock Keeper’s House Witten-Herbede

Haus Kemnade

Henrichshütte

Iron Men at the Henrichshütte

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