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Simonz-Wieden-Velbert-Kupferdreh-Ruhr-Hattingen-Schee-Wichlinghausen-Arrenberg

Michael Peplies
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Simonz-Wieden-Velbert-Kupferdreh-Ruhr-Hattingen-Schee-Wichlinghausen-Arrenberg

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June 15, 2019

Simonz-Wieden-Velbert-Kupferdreh-Ruhr-Hattingen-Schee-Wichlinghausen-Arrenberg

Hard

06:12

93.1km

15.0km/h

1,090m

1,100m

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Overview

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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SimonZ 36

Highlight • Restaurant

Very good restaurant in the Arrenberg district

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1.63 km

Bayer main plant

Highlight • Other

Where does Aspirin come from? Not from Leverkusen. Here it was invented - Wuppertal. In fact, here is the parent plant of Bayer. Today an important research and development work.

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8.66 km

View of the Wülfrath Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view of the Neanderland

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12.9 km

Modern roundhouse on the Panoramic Cycle Path Niederbergbahn

Highlight • Structure

It looks like a converted signal box, but it is a new building that fits so naturally perfectly on the old railway line

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14.1 km

Pathway in Bergisches Land

Highlight • Trail

5

17.5 km

Nordstadtpark Playground Velbert

Highlight • Rest Area

Nordstadtpark is not on the grounds of the former station.
The station is unscathed about 300 meters south.

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21.4 km

Fish ponds at Gut Oberhesper Allee

Highlight • Lake

"Hesper Valley Hesperbach Valley
The old Oberwallney farm in Oberhesper with its pond used to run a mill at the same time. The extremely charming Hesperbachtal is characteristic of the …

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24.0 km

Hesperbach in the Hespertal

Highlight • River

It is also worthwhile to leave the trails and wander through the woods.

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25.3 km

Haus Scheppen – End Station of the Hespertalbahn

Highlight • Monument

The journey on the historic Hespertal Railway ends here.
More information is available here: hespertalbahn.de

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25.6 km

Lake Baldeney

Highlight • Lake

Today you can hardly tell that the Baldeneysee was created artificially. It not only attracts water sports fans, but the continuously developed footpath and cycle path around the lake is very attractive.

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27.2 km

Lake Baldeney

Highlight • Lake

The Baldeneysee, dammed in 1931 as a water reservoir and to purify the Ruhr water, is today a recreational area of supra-regional importance.

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27.6 km

Hespertalbahn Level Crossing at Lake Baldeney

Highlight • Bridge

The Ruhr Valley Railway is a partially historic railway line from Düsseldorf-Rath via Essen-Kupferdreh, Bochum-Dahlhausen, Hattingen, Hattingen-Welper, Hattingen-Blankenstein, Witten-Herbede, Hagen-Vorhalle and Schwerte to Warburg. It was built between 1870 and …

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28.2 km

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

Highlight • Bridge

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

28.6 km

Lukas Culinary Station

Highlight • Restaurant

An old station of the Hesterbahn we used today Culinary. Nice ambience where a stop is worthwhile.

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14

30.8 km

Deipenbecktal Foot and Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The easy climb to Burgaltendorf and Byfang.

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33.9 km

Burg Altendorf

Highlight • Castle

The ruin of Altendorf Castle stands on a peninsula south of the Ruhr, in the Burgaltendorf district of Essen, at an altitude of 100 meters above sea level. It is …

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35.8 km

Mining Tunnel of 1863 (Zeche Altendorf)

Highlight • Historical Site

As it looks the stud has not been opened since eternity. Maybe it's just artificial?

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36.9 km

Dahlhausen Pontoon Bridge

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

The floating bridge Dahlhausen is a pedestrian and road bridge over the Ruhr at the city boundary between Bochum and Hattingen. Its northeastern half lies in the Bochum district Dahlhausen, …

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37.5 km

The Ruhr at the Leinpfad in Hattingen

Highlight • River

Below the Isenburg there is even a small piece of the historic cobblestone towpath.

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43.1 km

Ruhr weir and towpath in Hattingen

Highlight (Segment) • River

The towpath in Hattingen is a beautiful, flat route and offers various stopping points with places to sit. It is also very suitable for (smaller) children. For a longer tour, …

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44.0 km

Bahnhof Hattingen

Highlight • Other

The well restored building from Ruhr sandstone dates back to the time of the Bergisch-Märkischen railway and shows the influence of classical buildings of Schinkel's character.

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47.6 km

Leinoase (closed)

Highlight • Other

Great place to rest between Hattingen and Dahlhausen !!!
Greetings and have a good trip
René

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48.8 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

Highlight • Cycleway

The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow …

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50.2 km

Ruhr Riverbank Trail in the Winz Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow …

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56.0 km

Schulenberg Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

The Schulenberg tunnel in Hattingen is an old railway tunnel that connected Hattingen to Wuppertal via the coal railway. Today the coal railway cycle route runs there and the tunnel …

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58.7 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The cycle path on a railway line connects Hattingen with Wuppertal and leads southwards with a slight incline through the beautiful hilly low mountain range landscape of the northern Bergisches …

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62.3 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail from Hattingen to Sprockhövel

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This railway line is really idyllic. The cycle path connects the Wuppertaler Nordbahntrasse and Hattingen, where you can reach the RuhrtalRadweg very quickly.

The route runs through the middle of …

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78.4 km

Wuppertal-Nächstebreck (Bracken) — rest area on the Nordbahntrasse

Highlight • Rest Area

As the largest project, the association is responsible for converting the route of the disused Wuppertaler Nordbahn - section of the Düsseldorf-Derendorf – Dortmund Süd section to a pedestrian and …

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28

78.7 km

Bracken Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Very interesting colorful bridge with beautiful views of the surrounding landscape.

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29

80.5 km

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

An impressive route. Here you drive through a ravine with high walls right and left, which were renovated with great effort.

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83.6 km

Wuppertal‑Wichlinghausen Station (Nordbahn Trail)

Highlight • Cycleway

The old station Wichlinghausen is already a highlight in itself. But there is also a lot to discover around it. Football is played on the green areas in the summer, …

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84.5 km

Bartholomäus Viaduct — View over Wuppertal

Highlight • Bridge

Actually no matter which viaduct you stand on the Nordbahntrasse, you always have a beautiful view and can see the Wuppertal districts a little from above.

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86.5 km

Draisine ride on the Nordbahntrasse at Loh

Highlight • Structure

Where is the possibility to move a draisine? In Wuppertal, there is - and by the way and for everyone - on the disused Nordbahntrasse!

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87.2 km

Café Tacheles and Stone Garden

Highlight • Cafe

The Cafe Tacheles is a social facility, but is available to all visitors as a cafe and contact point.

Opening hours:
Wednesday + Thursday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Friday …

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88.4 km

Wuppertal-Ostersbaum Station

Highlight • Structure

Very well developed bike path - disused railway line

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35

88.8 km

Engelnberg Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

it was just a good idea to make this bike path so nice and to maintain the tunnels!

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36

89.2 km

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful to see the city without the hustle and bustle of the city

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89.4 km

Mirker Station, Utopiastadt & Café Hutmacher

Highlight • Cafe

Not so long ago, Wuppertal was considered one of the least bicycle-friendly cities in Germany. Recently, however, the city in the Bergisches Land has become increasingly popular among cyclists. The …

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89.9 km

Polick's Bakery

Highlight • Cafe

Very delicious and located next to the Nordbahntrasse not far from the Mirker train station (driveway Wiesenstrasse or Mirker Strasse) and thus always invites you to a pit stop :-)

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90.3 km

Dance Tunnel (Dorrenberg Tunnel)

Highlight • Structure

In the past, after the railway company, people actually danced and partyed here. Today it is passage for pedestrians and cyclists as part of the Nordbahntrasse.

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91.1 km

Wuppertal-Ottenbruch Station

Highlight • Monument

The Ottenbrucher station is located on the Nordbahntrasse in Wuppertal and is managed. The menu and opening hours can be found here: ottenbrucher-bahnhof.de

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92.9 km

Wuppertal Suspension Railway (Schwebebahn)

Highlight • Monument

The Wuppertal suspension railway is technically defined as a monorail (sub-category monorail) or as monorail monorail. The term "suspension railway" is technically wrong, because in contrast to a maglev train …

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93.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.2 km

20.1 km

16.2 km

4.65 km

1.95 km

1.10 km

Surfaces

57.5 km

20.8 km

9.29 km

3.75 km

1.51 km

371 m

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