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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

View of the Elbsche Valley – Hidden Forest Trail loop from Elbschebach Witten Bommerholz

Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

View of the Elbsche Valley – Hidden Forest Trail loop from Elbschebach Witten Bommerholz

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View of the Elbsche Valley – Hidden Forest Trail loop from Elbschebach Witten Bommerholz

01:43

24.4km

350m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: June 12, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.59 km for 176 m

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5.48 km

View of the Elbsche Valley

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Beautiful view of the Elbschebach Witten Bommerholz nature reserve, a 32 hectare nature reserve in the Elbsche valley.

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14.2 km

View of the Ruhr from the Ruhr Bridge

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Between Witten and Bomern or the starting point to Hohenstein or the Muttental.

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17.3 km

Entrance to Zeche Nachtigall Visitor Mine

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Here is the southernmost entrance to the visitor tunnel.

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17.9 km

The prayer house in the lower Muttental is the last of its kind in the Ruhr area. In the early Ruhr mining they were widespread and fulfilled several functions: as a place of prayer before and after the shift, but also a presence control, because it was determined who at the beginning of the shift imported and whether after the end of the shift all safely returned.
This prayer house is a late one of its kind and was built in 1830 under the direction of the Bergamt Dortmund. The construction costs of 564 Reichstalern and 15 silver groschen for the building, which was built from rubble, were shared by the nearby Morgenstern, Louisenglück, Turteltaube Nord and Süd mines. Later, the two coal mines Österbank and Aufgottgewagt were added, each with 62 Reichstalers. After seven years, the prayer house was closed again in 1837, because the mines involved stopped their operation in the vicinity or completely closed. The existing inventory was auctioned and the proceeds of 145 Reichstalern disbursed in equal shares to the mines involved.

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19.3 km

Old Loading Facility Zeche Jupiter

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"In 1783, the two brothers Henrich Johann and Henrich Oberste Frielinghaus found a hard coal bank extending from the Muttenbach to the east under the Dickenberg in the Muttental. The minefield extended by another seam was awarded in 1789 under the name Jupiter. A conveyor tunnel was driven into the mountains, through which the two seams Jupiter 1 and 2 were cut off. But even this operation rested for a long time, since here too the transport route to the Ruhr was too cumbersome. But after the Fortunastollen resumed its operation in 1830, the two mines were connected by a crossroads. The Jupiter 1 collapsed in 1847 from the shaft Juno. In the first time, the coal was mined in the 20-meter deep shaft with a hand-reel. The Juno shaft was sunk in 1856 by another 21 meters down to the St. Johannes Erbstoleensohle. In addition, a Pferdegöpel was built on the shaft. The Göpelschacht was for many years in operation and in this area the last of its kind, until it came in 1887 for temporary cessation. Many years later, Jupiter small mine operated a mining mine at various locations in the Muttental. Its first funding agency from May 1934 lay east of the Muttenbach. The entrepreneur Georg Horst had coal mined there, which he promoted and sold in the immediate vicinity. The relics from the mining industry are still available and can be visited at any time. The remnants of the loading facility shown here consist of a winch, a rotary tipper and the lug mouth of the old Jupiter colliery. "Source: 7grad.org/Exkursionen/NRW/Muttental/Verladeanlage/verladeanlage.html

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