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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

Rhein-Herne Canal – Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Castrop-Rauxel

Rhein-Herne Canal – Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

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Rhein-Herne Canal – Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

02:50

47.2km

210m

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: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 10.8 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.4 km

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT

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Every canal in Europe is easy to navigate. In Germany, they are under the control of the shipping authorities. There are so-called "commercial routes of the authority" along the canals everywhere.

The König Ludwig route is nearby. The route that has been completed so far starts in the south at the "Herner Meer", the port and lock area on the Rhine-Herne Canal in Castrop-Rauxel. It goes from the Rhine-Herne Canal (in Herne) on a former railway line to Recklinghausen Suderwich to the König Ludwig mine. The railway line is to be extended to Oer-Erkenschwick.

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23.3 km

Rhein-Herne Canal

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It has always been nice to cycle along the canal, to enjoy nature, to use it as a connecting route or simply to let your soul dangle and take a break

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25.8 km

Grimberg sickle

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Get on the bike at the Jahrhunderthalle in Bochum, cycle on the Erzbahn route up to the Zoom Erlebniswelt in Gelsenkirchen and then continue the tour through the Emscherbruch to the Hoheward heap in the district of Recklinghausen: the new pedestrian and cyclist bridge over the Rhein-Herne canal at the harbor Grimberg makes that possible. It connects the recreational areas north and south of the canal directly and without long detours.

The asymmetrical steel structure, whose name Grimberger Sichel was found at a public competition, crosses the canal in a semicircular arc on the western edge of the harbor. Suspended only by a 48 meter high steel pylon on the north side of the canal, the curved bridge has a span of around 150 meters. The northern, 37-meter-long ramp is formed by concrete retaining walls, and the southern, 34-meter-long ramp is made as a dam. More than 600 cubic meters of concrete and 235 meters of large bored piles for the abutments as well as 400 tons of steel and 465 meters of rope for the suspended structure were used.

The bridge was awarded the 2010 European Steel Bridges Award by the European Steel Construction Convention. This honors outstanding steel bridge constructions in Europe.

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27.4 km

Grimmberg Harbor Arch Bridge

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A nice example of an arch bridge in a modern design over the Rhine-Herne Canal.

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29.5 km

Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße)

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Beautiful bridge you have to drive over it

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30.4 km

Ore railroad line

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Where coal tenders once drove is now a good place to cycle. The many bridges testify to the wealth of ideas in the region when it comes to steel structures. If art comes from skill, all these bridges are works of art of industrial history.

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31.7 km

Erzbahntrasse

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Beautiful route the Erzbahntrasse

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32.6 km

Blumenkamp

Nature Reserve

32.9 km

Red Bridge Over Goldhammer Bach

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A typical steel truss bridge can be seen here. Especially on hot days, the route, which lies on a steep gravel embankment, is very pleasant due to the dense tree population.

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42.1 km

Ruins

47.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

11.3 km

6.71 km

5.15 km

382 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.2 km

11.2 km

3.33 km

2.08 km

462 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

29°C

14°C

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Comments

May 31, 2024,Bochum / Rund um Herne -> Erzbahntrasse, Emscher, Rhein-Herne-Kanal und mehr

Today we went on another bike ride in the Ruhr area. We started under overcast skies and 15° and the weather got better and better by late afternoon (more gaps in the clouds and 23°).

Some very nice sections of railway line, but also along the water with the canal and the Emscher.

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Rhein-Herne Canal – Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße) loop from Castrop-Rauxel Merklinde

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT

Rhein-Herne Canal

Grimberg sickle

Grimmberg Harbor Arch Bridge

Ore Railway Bridge No. 11 (Hüllerstraße)

Ore railroad line

Erzbahntrasse

Red Bridge Over Goldhammer Bach

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