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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Gevelsberg

View of Wetter Old Town – View of the Elbsche Valley loop from Gevelsberg-Kipp

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Gevelsberg

View of Wetter Old Town – View of the Elbsche Valley loop from Gevelsberg-Kipp

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4.7

(118)

389

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View of Wetter Old Town – View of the Elbsche Valley loop from Gevelsberg-Kipp

02:59

45.3km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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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NSG Kaisbergaue

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Start point

Train Station

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18.5 km

NSG Kaisbergaue

Nature Reserve

18.9 km

Herdecke Railway Viaduct

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The Ruhr Viaduct between Herdecke and Hagen-Vorhalle crosses the Ruhr as a railway viaduct

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22.9 km

View of Wetter Old Town

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A climb to the castle is worthwhile

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26.4 km

Ruhr floodplains near Wetter (Ruhr)

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You can take a wonderful break in the Ruhr meadows. You can have a picnic along the way.

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27.2 km

Ruhr Meadows Nature Reserve

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On this route of the Ruhrtalradweg you can really enjoy nature. The route leads through the vast meadows of the Ruhr, which are lined with countless trees. Simply gorgeous.

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29.9 km

Elbschetalbahn Railway Bridge

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I could imagine such a structure would be unaffordable these days, given the construction costs. It's crazy, but anyone with a soft spot for it will get their money's worth. It's flat, I know...

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29.9 km

Ruhr Floodplain Nature Reserve

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Some nutrias live in the Ruhrauen nature reserve, which sometimes come to the shore to look for food. Please do not feed!

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30.4 km

Elbschetalbahntrasse Cycle Path

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The next four kilometers of the railway track route were released in August 2017. Very nice: paved from the beginning with design features such as gabions with a cyan-glass layer …

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34.2 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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45.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

14.6 km

8.50 km

3.07 km

836 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.9 km

2.72 km

1.97 km

1.53 km

933 m

160 m

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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October 31, 2021,Witten-Bommern / RuhrRunde Witten - Herdecke

Autumnal Ruhr round from Witten-Bommern to Herdecke and back.
Varied round with lots of nature, the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path, the Elbschetalbahntrasse, the Ruhr meadows and one or the other crisp ascent or descent.
One of the highlights was certainly the sculpture park at Steinhausen Castle - highly recommended.

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February 5, 2024,Zur Wiege des Bergbaus ins Muttental

With @Kalle Aus Herne and Werner from Witten to the Muttental, over the old coal railway lines to the Wertreiben moated castle and back along the Hartkortsee on the Ruhrtalradweg. A few places (near the Bommern cemetery at 7.8km) were not suitable for trekking bikes, and some of them were quite steep!

👏 29.65 new kilometers

-- From Wanderer.earth

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February 5, 2024,Von Witten zur Wiege des Bergbaus im Muttental, über alte Kohle-Bahntrassen zu Wasserschloss Werdringen und entlang des Hartkortsees auf dem Ruhrtalradweg zurück

Hello, hello today, taking advantage of the weather today, planned to be out and about with Werner and Christoph from Christoph. through the beautiful Muttental where coal was discovered in the Ruhr area where the remains of small mines can still be seen and are reminiscent. then a bit along the Elbschebahntrasse and a bit of an off-road route to …

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November 3, 2022,Die Runde von Silschede

The round of Silschede with gentle climbs 😁, meadows, fields and forest. It was also nice when it went downhill again. You should already have a certain basic level of fitness.

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View of Wetter Old Town – View of the Elbsche Valley loop from Gevelsberg-Kipp

Herdecke Railway Viaduct

View of Wetter Old Town

Ruhr floodplains near Wetter (Ruhr)

Ruhr Meadows Nature Reserve

Elbschetalbahn Railway Bridge

Ruhr Floodplain Nature Reserve

Elbschetalbahntrasse Cycle Path

View of the Elbsche Valley

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