Rhenish Donkey Sculpture – Rhenish Donkey Sculptures loop from Witten Hbf
Rhenish Donkey Sculpture – Rhenish Donkey Sculptures loop from Witten Hbf
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Rhenish Donkey Sculpture – Rhenish Donkey Sculptures loop from Witten Hbf
03:14
12.5km
60m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 17, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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50 m
Steam Locomotive 'Friedrich' at Witten Main Station
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The locomotive was installed in Gevelsberg-Vogelsang in 1973 as a playground locomotive and ended up at the Sauerland Kleinbahn in Herscheid in 1984. Before it was installed in Witten, the locomotive was extensively optically refurbished by the Witten Railway Friends from 2012 to 2017.
A barrier now protects the locomotive from vandalism." lok-report.de/news/deutschland/museum/item/20888-denkmallok-im-wittener-hauptbahnhof.html
waz.de/staedte/witten/dampflok-friedrich-schwebt-puenktlich-am-wittener-bahnhof-ein-id212230447.html
efwitten.de/verein/friedrich
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"The old rusty locomotive hung in the air as if it were a toy. A crane lifted it with apparent ease from the truck onto the grounds of the Deutsche Edelstahlwerke career workshop. At a proud 16 tons, "Friedrich", as the Witten railway enthusiasts had christened the locomotive, weighed significantly more than a model train, which would probably have been in better condition. 63 years had left their mark on the steam locomotive. Until In 1972 it was used at the Klöckner-Hütte in Hagen-Haspe. Then it served as an adventure object for children on a playground in Gevelsberg. Dents, moss, scratches and peeling layers of paint bore witness to this past. But Friedrich would soon spend the rest of his life in the Witten main station, which had also been restored..."
kdwupper.de/bahnhof_witten_und_lok_friedrich.html
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Witten Central Station
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"As one of the oldest railways in western Germany, the main line of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway from Elberfeld via Hagen and Witten to Dortmund was opened in 1848/49.
The construction of the railway, in particular the "Central Workshop" of the Bergisch-Märkische Railway built in 1863, gave the city of Witten a strong development impulse.
The first Witten train station was at ground level at track level on Herbeder Strasse.
The current reception building, including the platforms, which is a listed building, was put into operation in 1901.
At the same time, the entire railway system was raised to remove crossings. This created the road underpasses that still exist today.
When the "Rhine" line Langendreer - Löttringhausen was opened with the Witten Ost station in 1880, the Bergisch-Märkische station was given the name Witten West.
In 1940 it was renamed Witten Hauptbahnhof.
With the opening of the lines to Bochum in 1860 and Schwelm in 1934, Witten had developed into a railway junction. Electric operations began in 1964.
Since 1994, Witten Hauptbahnhof has been connected to the S-Bahn network."
medienwerkstatt-online.de/lws_wissen/vorlagen/showcard.php?id=23694#:~:text=1940%20wurde%20er%20in%20Witten,S%2DBahn%2DNetz%20angeschlossen.
MORE INFORMATION:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witten_Hauptbahnhof
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592 m
Café Leye
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793 m
Sackträgerbrunnen Witten
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962 m
Rathausplatz
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Dates and further information at:
stadtmarketing-witten.de/einkaufen-geniessen/troedelmaerkte
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1.16 km
St. John's Church
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4.65 km
Rhenish Donkey Sculpture
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8.50 km
Rhenish Donkey Sculptures
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12.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.67 km
1.21 km
1.08 km
546 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
4.65 km
4.55 km
2.84 km
420 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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