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Ruhrtal Gravel – Gesamtroute

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Ruhrtal Gravel – Gesamtroute

Anika planned a gravel ride

June 23, 2022

Ruhrtal Gravel – Gesamtroute

Hard

22:33

267km

11.8km/h

3,170m

3,820m

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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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2.89 km

Source of the Ruhr

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The not quite 220 kilometers long Ruhr rises in the Rothaargebirge, about three to four kilometers from the center of Winterberg. Among other things, the long-distance hiking trail Rothaarsteig leads …

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65.7 km

Obergraben Weir on the Ruhr River

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Small weir on the Obergraben.

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116 km

Panoramic view along the Ruhr Valley cycle path

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Once briefly through Wickede and it's quiet again on the RuhrtalRadweg. This runs here on asphalted ground, but mostly on paths closed to motorized traffic - quite idyllic.

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134 km

Old Railway Bridge in Bahnwald

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Suddenly, the route turns onto this quiet path, which leads you over an old bridge over the railway tracks. The rusty railings are covered in vines, and the ground is …

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152 km

Dirty backyard of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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This mix – pure Ruhr Valley! As you bump along a pristine gravel road, you see the Ruhr River with an allotment garden to your left, the A1 bridge in …

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184 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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194 km

Historic Towpath on the Ruhr

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So-called towpaths used to be laid along rivers in order to pull small barges upriver with horses or other draft animals. You can easily imagine that it was a backbreaking …

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203 km

Hörsterholz Shelter

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A wooden shelter suitable for a short or longer break, offering at least a roof over your head. Since it's not far from a residential area and is also a …

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207 km

Zeche Wohlverwahrt

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The well-behaved colliery was a hard coal mine in Horst an der Ruhr, a district of Essen. Well-kept colliery is part of the Industrial Heritage Route.

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219 km

View of Lake Baldeney and the Ruhr Valley

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A beautiful vantage point on the heights above Lake Baldeney in the south of Essen. Perfect for panoramic photos of the lake and its wooded surroundings.

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222 km

Gatehouse of Villa Hügel

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The Krupp family had the four entrances to the park and Villa Hügel guarded around the clock. Every visitor had to show a pass at the gatehouse - a measure …

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262 km

Verbindungskanal Pedestrian Bridge

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Part of a nice alternative route to the Ruhr dike (DU-MH):
From the Karl-Lehr Bridge via Pontwerk, past the two locks (Ruhr lock Duisburg and lock Meiderich) and then over …

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267 km

Rheinorange

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The Rhine Orange is a huge steel sculpture that rises like a kind of lighthouse into the sky exactly at the corner where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine after …

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267 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

110 km

52.0 km

44.1 km

31.6 km

25.6 km

2.14 km

1.53 km

349 m

Surfaces

97.4 km

78.9 km

45.3 km

24.4 km

12.6 km

8.59 km

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Ruhrtal Gravel – Gesamtroute

Source of the Ruhr

Obergraben Weir on the Ruhr River

Panoramic view along the Ruhr Valley cycle path

Old Railway Bridge in Bahnwald

Dirty backyard of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall (Nachtigall Colliery)

Historic Towpath on the Ruhr

Hörsterholz Shelter

Zeche Wohlverwahrt

View of Lake Baldeney and the Ruhr Valley

Gatehouse of Villa Hügel

Verbindungskanal Pedestrian Bridge

Rheinorange

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