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Ruhr Region

Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

Moderate

4.7

(55)

841

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Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

03:27

84.6km

400m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 60.7 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.79 km

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

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Above this place, there is a viewpoint on the hill with a great view over the Ruhr – the little detour is worth it!

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9.73 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

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Cozy part of the Ruhr. ... and tarred according to class.

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10.0 km

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

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Unfortunately private and not accessible.
An imposing piece of industrial culture

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17.6 km

The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow cool off. The bike path is good to drive, if you make something narrow, and interrupted by several cow barriers.

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20.5 km

Viewpoint

24.2 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

28.7 km

Kemnader See Weir

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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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51.0 km

Ruhr Valley Between Hattingen and Bochum-Dahlhausen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Although I'm not exactly at home in this corner of Germany, but I can only recommend the Ruhrtalradweg.
In particular, I drove the piece between Essen Kettwig and Hattingen. If you think about what is happening around a traffic around, so this bike path is the purest recreation.
Thanks mainly to good road conditions, it is no problem with racing bikes.
If you want you can also settle in one of the many beer gardens and cafes and enjoy the great panorama.
Very well you can include the Ruhrtalradweg also in other bike paths, so that you get a nice big loop mostly without car traffic. (Nordbahntrasse, Kohlenbahntrasse and Niederbergbahn Panoramatrasse)

So long speech, short story. Top - from me a big thumbs up!

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65.4 km

Heisinger Ruhraue

Nature Reserve

72.3 km

Schloss Baldeney

Castle

75.2 km

Heissiwald

Forest

77.5 km

Lake Baldeney

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Absolutely great and consistently concrete or tarred route in good condition. Depending on the time of day and the weather, you can heat up here with a racing bike on an almost flat route with great views in the green. A bell is advisable on weekends. At the Hausscheppen two-wheel meeting point that you pass, you can also strengthen yourself. This section is definitely one of my favorite places in Essen and well worth a visit. 🙂

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83.1 km

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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nice path along the lake, but can also be very crowded

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84.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.2 km

10.8 km

7.36 km

2.79 km

1.50 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

79.3 km

3.72 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

31°C

16°C

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Comments

August 25, 2022,[RB] Tour de Ruhr 🥵

Head says "and go!" Legs like "haha, let's do it."
But, finally ice on the Kemnader again!

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March 16, 2022,[RB] "Kemdeneysee" Runde mit Sightseeing 🤙

Kemnade and Baldeneysee actually always go during the week. It makes sense to stop by the Heinrichshütte for a moment. Then again in the summer with a break in the beer garden. 🤤

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August 18, 2022,[RB] Kemdenayrunde 😜

Bit of a fuss, don't press the break while walking along the Kemnader. Unfortunately no ice cream truck at the start... What was going on?

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June 30, 2023,[RB] Zweiseengetüdel mit ein paar Hügel 😎

Back @ home
Relax your legs a bit after the long drive home.
Not quite Scandinavia, but I really like my pot. 😁

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June 19, 2024,[RB] Zweiseengetüdel mal wieder 🖤

Not fit again yet. Didn't really get into the swing of things today.
But there wasn't much going on on the bike paths. Everyone was probably at home watching football.

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February 23, 2025,Zum See,um den See und wieder zum See inkl.ungewollten Ausfall🤮🤮🤮

The plan was to ride the first 💯er this year ‼️‼️It went pretty well with an average speed of almost 27. From Kemmnadersee towards home there was only a slight headwind, so the average speed dropped rapidly. It was no different at Baldeneysee, there were just too many people in this weather 🥺😳As I was still feeling the 5kg I …

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View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

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Kemnader See Weir

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Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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