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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Lake Kemnade – Ölbach Pathway loop from Wasserstraße

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Lake Kemnade – Ölbach Pathway loop from Wasserstraße

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4.7

(404)

1,485

riders

Lake Kemnade – Ölbach Pathway loop from Wasserstraße

01:42

29.1km

150m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.9 km for 65 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.84 km

Paved lakeside trail at Kemnader See

Highlight • Cycleway

Really great path along the lake.
When the weather is nice, however, it is often very crowded.

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8.98 km

Super nice route with good views

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3

11.9 km

Kemnader See Weir

Highlight • Bridge

Very nice cycle path around the Kemnader Lake, asphalted and partly with three separate paths for pedestrians, skaters and cyclists. Good starting point for a ride along the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path. From here to the Baldeney Lake in Essen it is about 70 kilometers back.

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13.3 km

In this section, the footpath, the inline skating path and the cycle path are separated. The cycle path is about six meters higher. It is noisy due to the adjacent A43 motorway, but the view from this point is excellent.

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17.5 km

Lake Kemnade

Highlight • Lake

The Ruhr reservoir is located between Bochum and Witten, at the foot of the Ruhruni Bochum. It is a popular destination for residents of Bochum and the surrounding area. There are now three paved paths around the lake for those looking for relaxation. One for pedestrians, one for inline skaters and one for cyclists. Most of the time it works. A lap around the lake is about eight kilometers long.

But it is undoubtedly most beautiful here in the early morning hours, when you can really enjoy the peace and quiet and let your bike run. And a sunrise on the lake is always something particularly beautiful. The "culinary" tip on the lake: The same ice cream van has been parked by the parking lots for years, refreshing you with delicious ice cream in the summer.

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18.9 km

Ölbach Pathway

Highlight • Trail

Along the Ölbach

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23.7 km

Ümminger Lake

Highlight • Lake

Ümminger See (Bochum)

On the trail of mining

The Ümminger See in Bochum is one of the gems in the area and is suitable both for walks and as an intermediate destination for hikes or excursions with MTB or trekking bike.

At the last stage of the Harpener Bach, before it flows into the Langendreerbach, is the Ümminger See. It is a popular excursion destination and in the middle of the Ruhr area, the original mining pond offers numerous local recreation opportunities.

Walkers, hikers, cyclists and joggers will find an extensive network of paths around the lake - which is not even much larger than the Harpener Teiche, but because of its geometry is more visible from the shore edges - with numerous seating areas and various leisure activities. A playground, a roller skating rink, a model boat jetty for electric RC boats, a half pipe, sports equipment and sunbathing areas offer opportunities for different tastes, from sporting activities and family leisure to just lounging around. Inline skaters don't have ideal conditions here because of the rough but easily accessible paths.

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24.0 km

Ümminger Lake

Highlight • Lake

Oct./ Nov. 2022, the Ümmingersee is currently a huge construction site, interesting what and, above all, how everything is changing here!

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29.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.5 km

4.84 km

2.82 km

1.55 km

360 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.1 km

688 m

207 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 2 July

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