Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Rhein-Herne Canal loop from Dortmund
Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Rhein-Herne Canal loop from Dortmund
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Henrichenburg Boat Lift – Rhein-Herne Canal loop from Dortmund
02:05
42.0km
130m
Gravel riding
Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
Last updated: June 21, 2026
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9.72 km
Zechenbahn Bridge Minister Achenbach
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The Dortmund-Ems Canal Bridge number 9 is the disused Minister Achenbach mine railway bridge. At operating kilometer 7.141, it led the former railway line from Dortmund-Mengede to Dortmund-Brambauer over the canal. The steel truss bridge operated by the city of Dortmund with a span of 77.40 meters and a width of 5.00 meters was built in 1936. Today it has barriers on both sides.
It is not possible to change the side of the water here.
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17.4 km
Dortmund-Ems Canal
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18.4 km
Henrichenburg Boat Lift
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It is worth it!
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18.6 km
Henrichenburg Marina
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18.8 km
Rhein-Herne Canal
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25.1 km
Emscherweg at the Horststraße Ickern
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Fortunately, the former smell of the Emscher is history.
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32.2 km
Emscherweg at Holthauser Graben
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What is particularly interesting is that the Emscherweg gives you an unadorned and fascinatingly varied view of the “backyards” of the Ruhr area. Via sewers, through motorway underpasses, through the middle of districts, past sewage treatment plants, residential areas, flood retention basins that look more like nature reserves than technical systems, allotment gardens typical of the Ruhr area and scenic passages, you will experience impressions of the Ruhr area that you can hardly get from anywhere else. Structural change, landscape change, urban change mix with numerous sights on the Industrial Heritage Route to create a travel route that will never cease to amaze you.
Depending on the section, you can still experience the change directly, not always to your delight. Be prepared for poor signage, no signage at all, for the numerous detours on the closed sections of the renaturation construction work that you have to somehow avoid yourself, as well as for finished sections where you believe everything has always been like this there, the sewer of the Ruhr area would never have existed.
No matter whether you want to cover the entire route from the source to the mouth of the Rhine, or just want to discover parts of the Emscherweg for local recreation - you will see the diversity of a metropolis, as well as a fascinating landscape.
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34.9 km
Restored Emscher
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42.0 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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24.7 km
7.09 km
4.89 km
4.17 km
874 m
279 m
Surfaces
16.6 km
12.1 km
8.81 km
2.91 km
1.54 km
< 100 m
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