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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
August 23, 2026 at 09:27
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
August 11, 2026 at 09:01
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August 11, 2026
Pedelec Solingen - Railway tracks Korkenzieher, Nordbahn, Glückauf, GRuGA, RS1 - Duisburg, Sun, moderate NE wind, 22°, 8 Dotos, Arrival S1 and S7 via SG Hbf
Actually, just a child's play, almost car-free pleasure ride with such an average speed. However, the sight of the consequences of drought is visible
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
August 8, 2026 at 09:17
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August 8, 2026
29 Photos Sun, light wind, 28°, Laurent, Axel, Dido, travel to and from depending on participants;-)
The tour is based on the initial exploration on 21.07.2023
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
August 7, 2026 at 09:01
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August 7, 2026
Pedelec Solingen - Railway tracks - Duisburg, sunny, light NW wind, 21°, arrival via S1 and S7 via SG Hbf
Normally would not be published as it is well known. But after all, the connection between RS1 and Ruhrtalweg (Untere Ruhrtalbahn) in Mülheim-Broich has been nicely renovated. It is special because
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
July 26, 2026 at 09:35
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July 26, 2026
Predelec Solingen - Railway tracks - Dortmund-Dorstfelt, heavily overcast, mini showers towards the end, moderate SW wind, 22°, arrival S1 and S7 via SG Hbf, return S1.
Why the tour title: the tour connects more or less the two end stations of the S-Bahn line S1 in the Rhine-Ruhr area. It covers the distance
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
July 21, 2026 at 09:21
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July 21, 2026
Pedelec Wesel - Duisburg, 30 photos, sunny, strong northwest wind, 23°, arrival RE19
Actually, the plan was to head towards Münsterland, past the massive construction site of the Wesel southern bypass. But after a few kilometers on the former Boxtelbahn railway line, the desire for the rustic homeland
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
July 17, 2026 at 10:10
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July 17, 2026
Pedelec Düsseldorf-Eller - Duisburg, 46 photos, cheerful, muggy warm at 28°, light wind
Photographed some typical path elements on the occasion of a chat about the comparison of German and Dutch traffic infrastructure, e.g.
- Chicanes (official German "Umlaufsperren" - circulation barriers). On the one
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
July 12, 2026 at 06:45
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July 12, 2026
27 photos, sun, weak northeast wind, 27°, arrival RE42
Only chance during the third heatwave of 2026: early start, lunch break and lots of shade along the way. This is how it's done today.
The Glückauf-Park (former Gelsenkirchen-Hassel coking plant) is actually very chic in design with emphasis on the
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DiDo Schropa went for a hike
July 8, 2026 at 12:21
Der Mittlere Nordwesten von Essen: LURZ-Zeitreise 2010-2026 (RG) (VT)
Eine wilde Nische mit einigen historischen Relikten findet sich Nordwesten von Essen vor allem in den Stadtteilen Vogelheim, Bochold, Bergeborbeck. Die Relikte betreffen vor allem Teile der Krupp-Anlagen wie
- Schlussfertigung und Auslieferung der Krupp-Lokomitvfabrik, heute M1 und die aufgeschüttete verbuschte Brache nördlich davon ("van-Eupen-Park"). An den Gleisresten kann man…
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
July 6, 2026 at 08:11
Fotobummel im West-Revier am 06.07.2026 (DU) (RG)
Pedelec Duisburg - Gelsenkirchen, 74 Fotos, wechselnd bewölkt, mäßiger Westwind, 24°, Rückreise RE2
Lange nicht mehr im Norden von Mülheim und Essen gewesen, u.a. wegen lang dauernden Baustellen-Sperrungen, eigener Krankheit etc.
Und siehe da: es gibt Infrastrukturprojekte, die einfach fertig werden, so der Umbau des Borbecker Mühlenbachs und das Mittelstück…
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July 6, 2026
Pedelec Duisburg - Gelsenkirchen, 74 photos, partly cloudy, moderate west wind, 24°, return trip RE2
Long time no see in the north of Mülheim and Essen, among other things due to long-lasting construction site closures, own illness etc.
And lo and behold: there are infrastructure projects that simply get
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
July 3, 2026 at 11:04
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July 3, 2026
Solingen - Railway tracks - Duisburg, 7 photos, fair, moderate northwesterly wind, 23°
Dido's regular route with few novelties:
- The flags of neighboring football fans in Solingen have not yet been taken down despite the elimination of their respective teams. As is rumored from usually well-informed circles
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
June 16, 2026 at 10:24
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June 16, 2026
Pedelec Wesel - Dorsten - Gladbeck - Duisburg, 49 photos, cheerful, moderate west wind, 23°, arrival RE19
Haven't been there in a while, so I went to check things out. The journey itself brought new things: many noise barriers implemented on the "3rd track", you almost constantly drive in a trough between
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
June 7, 2026 at 09:52
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June 7, 2026
Pedelec Hückelhoven-Baal - along the railway line 2550 - Mönchengladbach. Heavily overcast, moderate to fresh southwest wind, 17 degrees, 98 photos, arrival and departure RB33.
This section of the railway line, although classified as a European main line, electrified and heavily used in mixed traffic
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
June 6, 2026 at 10:01
Kinderleicht und Reha-gerecht von Solingen nach Dortmund am 06.06.2026 (BL) (BT) (RG)
Stark bewölkt, mäßiger Südwest-Wind, 20 Grad,5 Fotos, Anreise S1 und S7 via Solingen Hbf, zurück S1 ab Dortmund Dorstfeld
Altbewährter Reha Trip über bekannte autofreie Bahntrassen Wege. Wegen Baustelle Umleitung in Witten durch das Revier typische Bahn Nirwana.
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June 6, 2026
Strongly cloudy, moderate southwest wind, 20 degrees, 5 photos, arrival S1 and S7 via Solingen Hbf, return S1 from Dortmund-Dorstfeld
Time-tested rehab trip over known car-free railway embankment paths:
- Korkenzieher
- Nordbahn-
- Glückauf
- Silscheder Kohlenbahn
- Elbsche
- Rheinischer Esel.
Of 71 km, just
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DiDo Schropa went for a bike ride
June 1, 2026 at 09:54
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June 1, 2026
Pedelec Nettetal-Kaldenkirchen - Railway Embankments - Duisburg, cloudy, light WSW wind, 22°, 26 photos, journey RE42 and RE13 via Viersen
Small "green" tailwind tour with approx. two-thirds on former avenue-like railway embankments, as known, lots of arable farming and urban sprawl. The Paulownia plantation
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Pedelec Arnhem-Wesel, 14 photos, partly cloudy, 21°. moderate NW wind. Arrival by RE19, return by RE5
Finally, some bike relaxation again, albeit short, in the Netherlands. 22 km mainly on the Fietssnelweg F112 and Dido's favorite spot, the Airborneplein. The photographic part ends here. Further along
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