Leap over the Emscher Bridge – Emscherland Experience Park loop from Castrop-Rauxel Hbf
Leap over the Emscher Bridge – Emscherland Experience Park loop from Castrop-Rauxel Hbf
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Leap over the Emscher Bridge – Emscherland Experience Park loop from Castrop-Rauxel Hbf
02:17
44.9km
120m
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 21, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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2.98 km
Leap over the Emscher Bridge
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3.71 km
Emscherland Experience Park
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8.48 km
Demut Billboard – Pictures by the Canal, Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift
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9.97 km
Dortmund-Ems Canal
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17.6 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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28.4 km
Restored Emscher
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37.0 km
Emscher Floodplain — North Side
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There's always plenty of birdwatching to be seen there, and the trails are perfect for cycling and hiking.
(Currently limited, as the stormwater retention basin and the riverbank are being rebuilt.)
And there are also concrete tubes where you can stay overnight, like at the Bernepark.
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38.1 km
Emscherdelta Observation Tower
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The Mengede/Castrop-Rauxel flood retention basin will be another major construction site to connect the basins - but it already looks more like a nature reserve than an actual technical facility. The pools fit nicely into the landscape, the greenery now offers a wonderful view and the facility now also attracts birdwatchers for extensive observation expeditions. Although the observation tower is apparently always closed, it offers a pleasant place to rest at its foot with a few benches and a view over the pools, which is now popular with walkers and cyclists.
The flood protection system has developed into a breeding ground for numerous animal and especially bird species and is located in the LSG Brueninghausen / LSG Emscherniederung landscape protection areas between the NSG Beerenbruch / NSG Mengeder Heide nature reserves. The Mengede district is already one of the most valuable areas in Dortmund from the perspective of landscape and nature conservation.
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44.9 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
23.1 km
8.52 km
7.62 km
3.66 km
1.87 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
15.7 km
13.7 km
11.0 km
2.98 km
1.32 km
101 m
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