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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Alte Ruhr-Katzenstein

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Alte Ruhr-Katzenstein

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1,584

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Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Towpath along the Ruhr loop from Alte Ruhr-Katzenstein

01:08

19.5km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Ruhraue Stiepel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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984 m

Ruhraue Stiepel Riverside Path

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formerly Rumpelpfad, now well asphalted and widened

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3.90 km

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street

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Beautifully landscaped and a great route towards Lake Kemnader.

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13.0 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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In some places on the Ruhr there is still the old historically paved towpath, for example at Horst, at Hattingen and at Stiepel.

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13.0 km

View from the Koster Bridge over the Ruhr Valley

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The Koster Bridge is a road bridge over the Ruhr. It forms the city border between Hattingen and Bochum. The border is located approximately in the middle of the river.

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15.5 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

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Why is a bicycle street a HL??? 🧐

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17.3 km

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

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A very nice stretch of road between Kemnader Lake and the old lock system.
Not only a beautiful view up to Blankenstein Castle.

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17.7 km

View of Blankenstein Castle

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Not only the view is worthwhile, but also a trip to the castle. Very nice view

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19.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

2.92 km

393 m

333 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

1.97 km

750 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

21°C

17°C

92 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

July 25, 2023,Fahrradtour mit Katja um den Kemnader Stausee

Nice tour even without the sun: wide, wonderful view, lots of land and fresh air, close to nature

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June 6, 2022,Von Witten-Herbede fast nach Bochum-Dahlhausen

The €9 ticket makes it possible! When I'm not that fit, I just take the train and bus for a bit. I got along today without any problems, the trains weren't fuller than usual on Sunday evening. At least 1 small section of the Ruhrtalradweg managed. But the strong headwind got on my nerves too much. I only had my …

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