Bike path near Gahmen – Restored Emscher loop from Lünen Hbf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Lünen

Bike path near Gahmen – Restored Emscher loop from Lünen Hbf

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Bike path near Gahmen – Restored Emscher loop from Lünen Hbf

03:23

54.1km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike 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: August 22, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.16 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Between the green meadows and the chimneys of the Ruhr district industry, the Datteln-Hamm canal meanders through the landscape.

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4.01 km

Bahnbusch

Forest

5.11 km

Bike path near Gahmen

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Old mine railway line. Not spectacular, but very pleasant to drive from the Preußenhafen in Lünen to the former Gneisenau mine in Dortmund.
Car-free, but definitely not pedestrian-free 😂

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5.98 km

Gneisenau Former Colliery Railway Path

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A car-free cycle and footpath has been created on the former mine railway, which was closed in 1987, between Dortmund-Derne and the Preußenhafen in Lünen. Shady and mostly asphalted, the route is easy to cycle on with a slight incline.

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10.2 km

Riverside path at Kirchderner Graben

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Nice new connection between Eving, Kirchderne and Scharnhorst to the Körnebach. Now only a short distance from the church and under the B236.

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21.4 km

Phoenix Lake

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Nice place to stay in the middle of the city. Restaurants are also available and you take a separate path to the pedestrians around the lake.

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23.2 km

Ehem. Deponie Schallacker

Forest

23.6 km

Phoenix-West Blast Furnace

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The Phoenix-West blast furnace plant, founded in the 19th century, is a testament to Dortmund's industrial past and is located in the Hörde district. It symbolizes the steel production that …

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29.4 km

Emscher Cycle Route

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The Emscher cycle path is a very well-developed cycle/footpath through the countryside and only occasionally leads through built-up areas. With a few interruptions, the path leads to the Rhine.

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37.0 km

Restored Emscher

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It is wonderful to observe how the Emscher is finding its way back to nature bit by bit from tour to tour.

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54.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

15.2 km

6.85 km

6.04 km

3.28 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.3 km

12.2 km

4.41 km

3.53 km

3.40 km

282 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

June 1, 2025,🚲 Fahrradtour von Oberaden aus um Dortmund 🚲

Hey 🤓,
Today there was a special reason to cycle this beautiful route again.
The Heimspiel housing project, where my goddaughter Laura lives, celebrated its 5th anniversary.
zusammenspiel-phoenix.de

It's always fascinating how you can cycle around Dortmund without having to use much road.

Best regards 😘
Thomas

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April 18, 2022,Von Lünen Nord nach Dortmund Süd

This is largely the ADFC Lünen Tour: through Brambauer to the Phoenixsee. The latter was of course the ballermann of the northern Ruhr area on Easter Monday, but otherwise a super nice, extremely varied tour. Enjoyed every minute!

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August 1, 2026,Zum 🐦‍🔥 - See

Summer is construction time 🪏 - I noticed that on the tour through Dortmund set up by the ADFC (thanks🙏). Detours everywhere, but some quite interesting.

Driving to the Phoenix Lake 🚣‍♀️ on a sunny August Saturday is a bit crazy
Of course, it's as crowded as the beach in Benidorm 🇪🇸 and I'm having my "just quickly get away" …

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September 13, 2021,Nur eine kleine Emschertour gemacht 🌞🚴‍♀️🌞 13.09.2021

Just made a little tour of the Emscher so that I didn't come home too late

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September 4, 2022,von Oberaden über Lünen + Emscherradweg zum Phoenixsee in Dortmund

Hello,
Since my godchild invited me to the open day in the "Heimspiel" housing project (for people with disabilities), I used the Emscher cycle path tour to get there.
The house is located between Phoenix-West and Phoenixsee.

The Emscheradweg is well developed between Dortmund-Mengede and Phoenixsee, but the signage still needs to be improved 🤔
And due to renaturation work …

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March 13, 2022,Auf Umwegen zur Emscher 13.03.2022

Despite the long distance, I had no pain in my left knee with a knee bandage

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