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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

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Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

02:04

33.9km

160m

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: May 1, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 16.7 km for 21 m

After 23.9 km for 15 m

After 25.5 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.1 km

Avenue of Change

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A former mine railway line is the starting point for the new avenue of change. A bike path showing the change of the Ruhr area.

From the former Ewald coal …

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16.7 km

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

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Until the late 1990s, it was one of the largest mines in Germany. Today it is a future location, a place for art and culture and the largest slag heap landscape in Europe.

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17.1 km

Ewald Mine headframes

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Large area, with dumps containing highlights and colliery grounds with interesting buildings and locations.

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17.2 km

Ewald Colliery

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The site of the former Ewald colliery has been extensively repaired in recent years. A large commercial area has arisen next to it, but the old industrial architecture clearly stands …

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23.0 km

Grimberg sickle

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to …

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24.7 km

Marina Gelsenkirchen Harbor

Highlight • Structure

Marina Port Gelsenkirchen

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24.9 km

Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The harbor is adjacent to the bridge. Many cyclists and walkers now come here for a break, which they can sweeten with an ice cream or coffee.

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26.8 km

The path along the bank of the Rhine-Herne-Kanal always offers something new: changing vegetation, ships, anglers, paddlers, reflections in the water, birds, potholes...
For many kilometers, the path allows movement without contact with car traffic.

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33.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.5 km

4.21 km

3.38 km

2.01 km

1.68 km

702 m

437 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

3.86 km

3.14 km

2.82 km

178 m

171 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 4 July

23°C

17°C

86 %

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Ewald Mine headframes – Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

Avenue of Change

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

Ewald Mine headframes

Ewald Colliery

Grimberg sickle

Marina Gelsenkirchen Harbor

Graf Bismarck Harbour Bridge

Waterside Path

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