Gartrop Watermill and Castle – Tendering Lake Landscape loop from Voerde (Niederrhein)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Wesel

Voerde (Niederrhein)

Gartrop Watermill and Castle – Tendering Lake Landscape loop from Voerde (Niederrhein)

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Gartrop Watermill and Castle – Tendering Lake Landscape loop from Voerde (Niederrhein)

02:34

41.7km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 41.5 km for 291 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.0 km

Cycle Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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the bike path on the canal is no longer the best, but on this side you can ride in the shade along the canal and have pure nature

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11.8 km

Hünxe double lock on the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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Interesting double lock. Constant ship traffic here

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12.6 km

Hünxe Lock

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The Hünxe lock of the Wesel-Datteln-Kanal lies at channel kilometer 13,31 on the territory of Hünxe municipality. It has two lock chambers. The large lock was built in 1923, is …

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13.8 km

View of the Hünxe Lift Gate Lock

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The Weser-Datteln Canal (WDK) runs parallel to the Lippe for a long stretch. It ends at

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13.8 km

View of Friedrichsfeld Lift Bridge and Wesel-Datteln Canal

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A worthwhile break for a bike tour on the canal if you are interested in how a lock works.

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17.2 km

Gartrop Watermill and Castle

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We passed Gartrop Castle more or less by chance. You should put in the swing.

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21.6 km

Gartroper Mühlenbach

Nature Reserve

22.9 km

Lake and scenic trail in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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The roads are actually only for residents, so you have little traffic here. Not only shady but also quiet.

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37.9 km

Tendering Lake Landscape

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Tenderingen lake landscape with wind turbines
from Oberlohberg in the background

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41.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

13.5 km

4.65 km

4.29 km

1.37 km

581 m

Surfaces

25.0 km

10.6 km

3.35 km

1.74 km

874 m

240 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

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Comments

March 26, 2022,Alte Bunkeranlage Hünxer Wald – Radweg am Wesel-Datteln Kanal Runde von Damm

Beautiful tour through forest and field and something along the canal. Hardly along the main street.

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July 18, 2023,NRW Niederrhein: Radeln für die Seele 08 - rund um Hünxe (18.07.2023)

a nice tour around Hünxe - we liked it a lot!
Country roads, farm and forest paths, along the canal and watching planes take off - a bit of everything.
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This is Tour 08 from the book "Cycling for the Soul - Lower Rhine" by Droste Verlag, slightly expanded.
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The tour was not recorded with komoot, so here …

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March 26, 2024,Radweg am Wesel-Datteln Kanal – Blick auf Schloss Gartrop Runde von Dinslaken

The long lock is currently closed. This means that the barges have to be decoupled and transported individually. There are long waiting times at the small lock!
According to WSV.de:
The lock will be closed to shipping traffic in April 2024
like drainage. The upper and lower gates, mechanical engineering like that
such as electrical and communications engineering will be …

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