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Hiltruper Lake – View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Hiltrup

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Hiltruper Lake – View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Hiltrup

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Hiltruper Lake – View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Hiltrup

01:45

29.9km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.40 km for 276 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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183 m

Hiltruper Lake

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The Hiltruper See is an artificially created body of water. Either you just walk along the beautifully laid out circular route, or you make a detour to the Dortmund-Ems Canal. …

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13.2 km

View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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After the renovation of the cycle path, the DEK is now a great place to ride and you can enjoy the wonderful landscape and, for the technology fans among us, many ships.

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14.2 km

Canal promenade on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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The street there offers a nice view of the canal.

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15.0 km

Blue Arch Bridge Over the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Nice view of the canal :)

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16.2 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal Promenade

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Kilometers of “cycle path highway” until just before Venne (Senden)... TOP!

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21.9 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal Riverside Path

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General information about the Dortmund-Ems Canal (DEK) and DEK cycle path
The DEK runs between the Dortmund city harbor and Papenburg through the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower …

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28.8 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Really well done cycle expressway, which will be further developed. How did you come up with the idea of calling it "AUTOBAHN". Those things have nothing to do with it, thank God.

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29.9 km

View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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29.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.0 km

3.21 km

1.01 km

770 m

507 m

264 m

117 m

Surfaces

25.5 km

2.53 km

1.45 km

344 m

126 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

26°C

14°C

28 %

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Hiltruper Lake – View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Hiltrup

Hiltruper Lake

View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Canal promenade on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Blue Arch Bridge Over the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Dortmund-Ems Canal Promenade

Dortmund-Ems Canal Riverside Path

Dortmund-Ems Canal

View of the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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