Rur in Hückelhoven – Sophia-Jacoba Mine – Shaft 3 loop from Ratheim

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Heinsberg

Hückelhoven

Rur in Hückelhoven – Sophia-Jacoba Mine – Shaft 3 loop from Ratheim

Easy

riders

Rur in Hückelhoven – Sophia-Jacoba Mine – Shaft 3 loop from Ratheim

01:04

15.3km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Schwalm-Nette

Obere Ruraue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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32 m

Old Town Hall Ratheim

Highlight • Historical Site

2 storeys, brick, plastered and painted, saddle roof, market side 8 axes and entrance porch, courtyard side 11 axes and roof structure; 1880

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4.99 km

Hilfarth Brewery

Highlight • Pub

On the occasion of a brewery, I can't resist - now from a purely literary point of view - and I have to briefly mention the humorist Heinz Erhardt (1909 …

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5.57 km

Around the Rur near Hückelhoven - Industrial culture and crafts in transition

On this tour you will experience the past and yet lively era of coal mining and discover numerous scenic and cultural gems.

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5.62 km

Rur in Hückelhoven

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Around the Rur near Hückelhoven - industrial culture and crafts in transition

On this tour you will experience the past and yet lively era of coal mining and discover numerous scenic and cultural gems.

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8.15 km

Sophia-Jacoba Mine – Shaft 3

Highlight • Monument

From 1908 to 1997, the Sophia-Jacoba coal mine brought an industrial boom in the region. With up to 6,000 employees, this was the largest employer far and wide.
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8.18 km

Sophia-Jacoba Schacht 3 Headframe (Hückelhoven)

Highlight • Monument

With the closure of the last German hard coal briquette factory on March 31, 2008 (almost exactly 11 years after underground operations ceased), the era of hard coal mining in …

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11.0 km

Sophia-Jacoba Spoil Heap

Highlight • Structure

The Ratheimer Halde is visible from afar on the edge of the Rurgraben between Ratheim and Altmyhl.

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14.5 km

Adolphosee

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The lake is a quarry pond, created as a result of sand and gravel mining from the late 1960s to the 1980s. In the early days it was popularly called …

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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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