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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
about 18 hours ago
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
2 days ago
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2 days ago
A hike of contrasts: first beautiful dense forest, then into the almost treeless moorland, before I disappeared back into the forest. A wonderful route.
At picture 7, I almost made the mistake of deviating from the planned route, as the path didn't look particularly inviting to me. Good thing I didn't
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
4 days ago
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4 days ago
Forests were missing, but luckily, the majority of the paths/roads were lined with trees, providing some shade. Additionally, a light breeze made the heat more bearable.
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
6 days ago
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6 days ago
This great hike was planned and led by @Frank Bernhard Schnitger for the Facebook group Wanderbares Ruhrgebiet. The route once again refuted the prejudice that the Ruhr area is only grey and dreary. The route mostly went through forest areas, which made today's temperatures somewhat bearable.
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
7 days ago
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7 days ago
It has been just over a month since I was last at LaPaDu. The Street Food Festival, which runs until Monday, was reason enough to head back there.
After a short walk around to check out the various food offerings, I decided on dish no. 2 from Eritrea (pictures 11 and 12). Whether the subsequent sweating
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 20, 2026
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May 20, 2026
Since 05/19, I have always gone on a joint hike with a friend on the second Wednesday of the month. Until now, the trails in Essen were our focus. Apart from the Zollvereinweg, which we did last year, we have completed the Baldeneysteig and the Kettwiger Panoramasteig multiple times. Now we wanted a
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 16, 2026
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May 16, 2026
We're not that far apart this weekend, @Ulrich Frank . We're driving to Giethoorn and Zwolle today...
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 11, 2026
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May 11, 2026
Today the hike was without a plan. Since it rained the first 10 km (around 10 a.m. the announced rain break surprisingly set in), my only plan was to take paths that were asphalted or had a firm forest floor, so that no large puddles were to be expected. It worked quite well.
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 8, 2026
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May 8, 2026
Today with @Heribert P and @Sascha, who found the tour on Komoot, through the Maas dunes. A beautiful route, which we then modified in Arcen. There we wanted to go directly along the Maas, which was denied to us by a construction site. Instead of sticking to the original plan, we crossed with the ferry
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 3, 2026
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May 3, 2026
My final hike could still have had some altitude meters before I will be back in flatter terrain from next week and can only gain altitude meters on heaps at most.
On Komoot, I had discovered the place called Kirchensteinbruch and planned the hike there. When I reached it (picture 8), it wasn't as impressive
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 2, 2026
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May 2, 2026
During my hike today, I not only crossed the Medebach (picture 5) - I wasn't aware that there is a body of water that gives the town its name -, but also the border to Hesse, as the Aar is a tributary of the Lahn flowing through Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate.
Shortly before I reached the Aar (picture
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
May 1, 2026
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May 1, 2026
Today was supposed to be just a short recovery hike. From the numerous suggestions on Komoot, I chose one that runs through the forest north of Center Parcs, because I hadn't been there at all this year yet, apart from a short section on my 2nd hike. Since the original route of 10.2 km didn't offer enough
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Ulrich Frank went for a hike
April 30, 2026
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April 30, 2026
Today I also followed a suggestion from Komoot. The first tour of this year's hiking vacation where I wasn't forced to deviate from the plan.
Nevertheless, it didn't go without a deviation this time either. After I turned left at one point as the voice in my headphones told me to (at picture 5), it told
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about 14 hours ago
I had to bridge the time between moving out of my holiday apartment in Oerlinghausen and moving into my holiday apartment in Kirchdornberg, where there is a family celebration until Sunday. What could be more obvious than a short hike? Besides wide main paths, there were also long sections over narrow
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