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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Selm

Dortmund-Ems Canal – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Selm

Dortmund-Ems Canal – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

Moderate

4.5

(23)

189

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Dortmund-Ems Canal – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

03:45

58.6km

210m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.72 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.80 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Driving along the canal is fun, because there is always something new to discover. 🚢

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10.8 km

Dattelner Meer

Lake

14.8 km

Junction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Here the Dortmund-Ems Canal crosses with the Datteln Hamm Canal

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19.7 km

Henrichenburg Old Shaft Lock (1914–1989), Waltrop Lock Park

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The new lift was opened in 1962 and has a trough length of 90 m with a width of 12 m and 3 m water depth. The useful size is …

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20.5 km

Demut Billboard – Pictures by the Canal, Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

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Industriedenkmal

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21.5 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Newly paved road directly behind the canal, fantastic underground and little traffic.

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29.4 km

Groppenbruch Spoil Heap

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Once you have made the climb up here, you will be rewarded with a beautiful and interesting view of the surrounding area. But the vegetation on the heap itself is …

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30.0 km

Groppenbruch

Nature Reserve

34.0 km

Halde Brockenscheidt with gauge tower - Waltrop colliery

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Brockenscheidt dump with trackwork tower - Waltrop colliery

The Brockenscheidt dump is one of the smallest tailings dumps in the Ruhr area, but subjectively the favorite on our 4-heap tour. …

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38.1 km

Viewpoint

38.9 km

LÜNTEC Tower (Colani Egg) – Former Minister Achenbach Colliery Shaft 4

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Former Achenbach colliery, shaft 4 with "Colani-Ei" (Lüntec Tower)

The futuristic redesign of a winding tower of the former coal mine Minister Achenbach in Lünen-Brambauer is now the "Der Lüntec-Tower". …

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40.4 km

Stummhafen

Lake

58.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.3 km

7.83 km

7.77 km

5.36 km

2.27 km

101 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.8 km

14.2 km

9.92 km

5.82 km

1.33 km

508 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 19 May

18°C

12°C

87 %

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Dortmund-Ems Canal – Groppenbruch Spoil Heap loop from Selm

Dortmund-Ems Canal

Junction of the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Datteln-Hamm Canal

Henrichenburg Old Shaft Lock (1914–1989), Waltrop Lock Park

Demut Billboard – Pictures by the Canal, Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Dortmund-Ems Canal

Groppenbruch Spoil Heap

Halde Brockenscheidt with gauge tower - Waltrop colliery

LÜNTEC Tower (Colani Egg) – Former Minister Achenbach Colliery Shaft 4

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