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Emscherdelta Observation Tower – Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve Wetlands loop from Herne-Börnig

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Emscherdelta Observation Tower – Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve Wetlands loop from Herne-Börnig

Moderate

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Emscherdelta Observation Tower – Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve Wetlands loop from Herne-Börnig

02:51

48.4km

180m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.6 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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710 m

Teutoburgia Wald

Forest

5.80 km

Grutholz Wildlife Enclosure

Highlight • Structure

In the middle of the former industrial area between the coal-fired power plant and the highway, the peacocks beat their bikes, peacefully grazing dam and sika deer in the Grutholz Wildtiergehege and delight the children again and again.

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7.71 km

Beerenbruch

Forest

10.7 km

Emscherdelta Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mengede/Castrop-Rauxel flood retention basin (HRB Mengede) with observation tower

The Mengede/Castrop-Rauxel flood retention basin will be another major construction site to connect the basins - but it already looks more …

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12.5 km

Hochwasserrückhaltebecken Mengede

Lake

17.4 km

Emscherweg at Holthauser Graben

Highlight • Trail

The hiking and cycling path along the increasingly renatured Emscher is a true pearl in the middle of the Ruhr metropolis and the cities in the surrounding area. There is …

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22.6 km

Deusenberg and EDG Mountain Bike Arena

Highlight • MTB Park

The Deusenberg in Dortmund Huckarde, with the EDG mountain bike area, is one of the most popular addresses for bikers, especially in the eastern Ruhr area. Use is free and …

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33.5 km

Emscherweg at the Horststraße Ickern

Highlight • Cycleway

It used to be a stinking sewer and is now a highlight of my tours.
Fortunately, the former smell of the Emscher is history.

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38.6 km

Erlebnispark Emscherland Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here is the highest point of the Emscher Terraces and you have a wonderful view of the newly created Emscher Park and the Rhine-Herne Canal.

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41.5 km

Pöppinghauser Wald nature reserve

Highlight • Natural

The view from the directly adjacent canal path offers a great view of a wetland with fascinating development of nature and is a spectacle that is not particularly often encountered here in the Ruhr area.

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44.2 km

Herne East Lock

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Impressive technical structure, which can be easily observed in its function if you have some time. In the upper reaches of the canal behind the lock you can see how …

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48.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.7 km

7.47 km

6.68 km

5.06 km

4.46 km

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.4 km

16.0 km

4.21 km

3.01 km

1.07 km

746 m

Elevation

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Monday 24 August

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Emscherdelta Observation Tower – Pöppinghauser Wald Nature Reserve Wetlands loop from Herne-Börnig

Grutholz Wildlife Enclosure

Emscherdelta Observation Tower

Emscherweg at Holthauser Graben

Deusenberg and EDG Mountain Bike Arena

Emscherweg at the Horststraße Ickern

Erlebnispark Emscherland Viewpoint

Pöppinghauser Wald nature reserve

Herne East Lock

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