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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Witten

View of the Ruhr Weir – Ruhr River loop from Witten Hbf

Hard

4.7

(26)

131

riders

View of the Ruhr Weir – Ruhr River loop from Witten Hbf

06:00

107km

650m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 8 m for 9 m

After 8.90 km for 13 m

After 9.10 km for 21 m

After 40.6 km for 19 m

After 52.8 km for 19 m

After 60.0 km for 16 m

After 97.7 km for 21 m

After 97.9 km for 13 m

After 107 km for 9 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

6.45 km

View of the north shore of Lake Kemnade

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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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2

7.81 km

View of the Ruhr Weir

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Always a beautiful play of colors

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11.4 km

Ruhraue Stiepel

Nature Reserve

12.7 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

29.0 km

Stadtwald

Forest

40.8 km

Stadtbalkon

Viewpoint

7

41.6 km

The wait was definitely worth it. The new section is great to cycle on. They even thought of lighting. That's so annoying on other bike paths: pitch black in winter. ☹️

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45.6 km

Saarn-Mendener Ruhraue

Nature Reserve

9

50.6 km

10

52.9 km

View of Kettwig and the Ruhr

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Essen Kettwig is beautifully situated on the Ruhr with a great cycle path along the Ruhr. The old town is also worth seeing.

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53.7 km

Kettwiger Stausee

Lake

12

67.9 km

The predecessor of today's bridge was opened in 1872 as part of the "Lower Ruhr Valley Railway". Blown up by the German Wehrmacht in 1945, it was then rebuilt as …

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71.7 km

Altarm Ruhr

Lake

14

78.7 km

Ruhr River

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Rest in the middle of the bridge ... That's it on the benches built in there.

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15

89.4 km

Ruhr Waterfalls at Hattingen

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It's worth getting off your bike here and listening to the rushing of the Ruhr for a while. Two small but wide steps ensure that the water of the Ruhr …

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B

107 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.4 km

13.0 km

11.0 km

8.98 km

3.26 km

115 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.2 km

13.3 km

9.63 km

3.14 km

428 m

114 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Weather

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Thursday 16 July

28°C

15°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

May 28, 2022,Eine echt schöne lockere Schleife mit Jochen u.Peter"Pete".
Thanks again to Jochen and Peter for the awesome round. The weather and mood were perfect. Have a nice weekend to both of you, greetings Udo.

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Super nice tour with Jochen and Udo. It was great fun guys👍🏻. Thanks for the delicious waffle Jochen and congratulations again afterwards and all the best 🤟🏻

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