Great panoramic view – View of the Ruhr loop from Dortmund-Hörde

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Great panoramic view – View of the Ruhr loop from Dortmund-Hörde

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Great panoramic view – View of the Ruhr loop from Dortmund-Hörde

03:19

54.6km

400m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.08 km for 57 m

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Am Wasserturm - SW-S-SO-O

Viewpoint

16.2 km

Great panoramic view

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There is a beautiful view here

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26.4 km

Hönne River at its confluence with the Ruhr

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the last meters of the Hönne before it flows into the Ruhr

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37.3 km

View of the Ruhr

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The Ruhr valley near Schwerte always offers beautiful views of the Ruhr and a lot of nature. Often off the main roads.

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38.3 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route near Schwerte

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There are very beautiful sections of the Ruhrtalradweg, but unfortunately it often goes along roads and railway tracks.

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40.8 km

View of the Ruhr

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Signposting of the Ruhrtalradweg Ruhr upwards does not match the GPX track on the Ruhrtalradweg website. You have to decide either to drive according to the signs or to be navigated with the track.

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41.3 km

Ruhr Meadows near Schwerte

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Very nice section of the RuhrtalRadweg. Very well attended by cyclists and pedestrians in good weather or at the weekend.

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44.5 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Path near Schwerte

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Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful sections on the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

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45.8 km

Historic Old Town of Schwerte

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Beautiful half-timbered houses and memories of the floods from the Möhne Dam

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54.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.7 km

17.5 km

11.0 km

6.10 km

316 m

Surfaces

44.8 km

7.25 km

1.73 km

711 m

175 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

4°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

November 12, 2023,Kurz um den Phoenixsee

The sun is shining, the blue sky beckons you to get on your bike. It doesn't really matter where, as long as I'm back home in the daylight. So: Phoenixsee Dortmund, but I wasn't the only one there. A real migration of peoples, the weather attracted half of Dortmund to go for a walk.

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October 16, 2024,Bis Frömern

Enjoyed the sun again at 20 degrees😄 and ate an ice cream in Lichtendorf😋.

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March 10, 2024,Tour

12 degrees and a cold wind. 5 deer in Opherdicke, 1 stork at the wave pool.

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August 19, 2024,Bis Frömern

The farmer fertilized the field and at least 50 storks were in the field.

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March 7, 2024,Phoenixsee - Phoenix West 🚲-Runde von Menden

Yesterday, March 7th, 2024, I got on my bike again. Always following my nose, my path took me from Menden/Sauerland over the Haarstrang and along the Emscher to the Phoenixsee and on to the former Phoenix West steelworks to DO-Hörde. As expected, I almost got lost once and once really got lost in Dortmund. We went back up the Haarstrang …

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