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Schee Tunnel South Portal – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Loher Brücke

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Schee Tunnel South Portal – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Loher Brücke

Hard

4.7

(77)

234

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Schee Tunnel South Portal – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Loher Brücke

03:31

53.4km

700m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.5 km for 283 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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720 m

Rott Tunnel (Nordbahntrasse, Wuppertal)

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The Rott Tunnel is a 351 m (according to other sources 364 m) long, listed, former railway tunnel in Wuppertal. It is located on the Düsseldorf-Derendorf-Dortmund Süd railway line (now …

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2.76 km

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

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Always nice. That makes exactly the flair of the Nordbahntrasse. The viaducts, from which one looks over Wuppertal. In the evening from Barmen in the direction of Elberfeld you drive right into the sunset

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5.40 km

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

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An impressive cut into the mountain, with enormous effort
That had to happen when the track was built - Anno 1884.

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7.55 km

Dolinengelände im Hölken

Nature Reserve

9.72 km

Hasenkamp und Junkersbeck

Nature Reserve

10.2 km

Schee Tunnel South Portal

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South portal of the 722 meter long Scheetunnel, two-tube railway tunnel on the disused railway line Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen-Hattingen. He connects Sprockhövel-Schee with Wuppertal-Niedergebreck.

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12.1 km

Kohlenbahn junction to Silschede

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Here you have the choice: Either you cycle towards Hattingen or you take the coal railway branch to Gevelsberg-Silschede. Both routes are wonderfully quiet and excellently accessible even without asphalt. …

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18.6 km

Stone Arch Bridge on the Nordbahntrasse near Sprockhövel

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A brilliant tour along the Nordbahntrasse and Kohlebergbahntrasse. Lights are a must because of the many tunnels!

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32.7 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

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Top surface for driving. Really great for cruising

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50.0 km

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse viaducts

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Always nice - that is exactly the flair of the Nordbahntrasse. The viaducts, from which you can see over Wuppertal, are a real highlight. In the evening from Barmen in the direction of Elberfeld you drive exactly into the sunset.

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53.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

16.7 km

11.3 km

2.36 km

348 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.0 km

23.7 km

3.07 km

1.47 km

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Monday 17 August

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Comments

January 24, 2025,Was für ein Kack-Wetter…

...but winners are made in winter 😂

Constant rain...after 20km the dirt suit was worn out...gloves too...after 45km the Goretex winter shoes.
No matter, it's a hobby, right 💪

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January 3, 2025,Warme Tunnel und fehlender Zuckerguss

1x Nordbahntrasse and back, freezing fingers and suffering in the headwind. Tour 1/2025 😅

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May 15, 2022,Einfach nur ...Best Kumpel Tour

With the bike and the best companion, a fine tour along the bike path from Hattingen in the direction of Wuppertal and back over a few steep climbs and trails.
Thanks for that.... was like a little half ACross day

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Schee Tunnel South Portal – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Loher Brücke

Rott Tunnel (Nordbahntrasse, Wuppertal)

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse

Deep Cutting on the Nordbahntrasse

Schee Tunnel South Portal

Kohlenbahn junction to Silschede

Stone Arch Bridge on the Nordbahntrasse near Sprockhövel

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

View of Wuppertal from the Nordbahntrasse viaducts

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