4.6
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riders
The rail route circuit
06:36
103km
690m
Gravel riding
This tour is great if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city in a short amount of time. It takes you almost 100 kilometers back and forth through the Ruhr area. The now very dense network of cycle paths in the Ruhr area makes…
Last updated: July 16, 2024
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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 27 m for 14 m
After 1.57 km for 25 m
After 103 km for 14 m
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1.55 km
Springorum Cycle Path Entrance Unistraße
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5.22 km
Walter Lohmann Ring Cycling Training Track
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24.2 km
Elbschetalbahntrasse Cycle Path
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33.1 km
Café Kännchen
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33.2 km
Alte Kohlenbahn – Rail-trail cycling
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50.9 km
Kohlenbahn Rail Trail
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60.5 km
Towpath (Ruhr Valley Cycle Route) between Dahlhausen and Überruhr
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66.7 km
Gruga Trail from Mülheim-Heißen to Essen-Steele South – Cycling on former railway lines
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91.3 km
Kray-Wanner Rail Trail
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95.4 km
Erzbahn Kiosk
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95.5 km
Erzbahnschwinge Bridge
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103 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
71.7 km
15.4 km
10.4 km
4.50 km
528 m
501 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
67.2 km
28.6 km
4.83 km
2.18 km
406 m
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Elevation
Highest point (270 m)
Lowest point (40 m)
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May 3, 2022
This tour is great if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city in a short amount of time. It takes you almost 100 kilometers back and forth through the Ruhr area. The now very dense network of cycle paths in the Ruhr area makes it possible and a legacy of the industrial past of the
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March 28, 2024
Thank you for the very nice ride! I had changed my plans slightly and started in Sprockhövel, otherwise everything was as it was.
I'm just checking in here to confirm that you can do it with a racing bike without any problems. I might not take a 25mm/carbon racer, but with my 30mm/steel frame it was all easy.
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