Garenfelder Weg – Nahmertal (Nahmer Switzerland) loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Hattingen

Garenfelder Weg – Nahmertal (Nahmer Switzerland) loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

Hard

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Garenfelder Weg – Nahmertal (Nahmer Switzerland) loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

05:32

110km

1,440m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.3 km for 170 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.9 km

Stadtforst Vormholz

Forest

15.2 km

View of the Ruhr from the Ruhr Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

Between Witten and Bomern or the starting point to Hohenstein or the Muttental.

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16.0 km

Mühlengraben

Lake

30.5 km

View of the Koepchenwerk Power Station

Highlight • Monument

The Koepchenwerk is one of the first two large pumped storage power plants to be built in Germany at the same time. It is located on the Hengsteysee in the city of Herdecke in North Rhine-Westphalia.

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35.5 km

Naturschutzgebiet Lenneaue Kabel

Nature Reserve

38.9 km

Garenfelder Weg

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful, quiet road between Garenfeld and Berchum, along hills and fields. A good, low-traffic option for avoiding the main road.

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45.9 km

Nahmertal (Nahmer Switzerland)

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful route from Hohenlimburg via the Ober- and Unterahmer to the Brenscheider Mühle.

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72.6 km

View of the Bergisches Land from Altenbreckerfeld

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After climbing out of the valley of the Ennepetal, you now have a beautiful view over the mountain ranges. Rolling road with good surface and usually little traffic.

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75.7 km

View of the Ennepetal Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Holthausen you have a beautiful view down to the reservoir

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75.8 km

View of the Ennepetalsperre

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the Ennepetalsperre, unfortunately a lot of deforestation here too.

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81.8 km

Tal der Ennepe

Nature Reserve

110 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

83.2 km

10.7 km

9.71 km

4.54 km

1.28 km

641 m

208 m

Surfaces

97.7 km

9.98 km

950 m

927 m

547 m

160 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

53 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

April 30, 2023,PestOderCholeradtour und kaum Berge

Beautiful route through the Nahmetal. Unfortunately, the piece from Priorei to Breckerfeld is open to motorcyclists again. One can only say that they are using force to get it blocked again. The descent to Ennepetal 😋 just good.

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June 6, 2022,Tour Hohenlimburg-Breckerfeld-Ennepetal

Comfortable traffic-calmed round tour via Witten, Wetter, Hagen, Hohenlimburg, Rummenohl, Breckerfeld and through the Ennepe valley. With two good climbs and equally beautiful descents. The first climb up to the A45 is a bit poisonous at the end, the second stretches to Breckerfeld like a bicycle tube that has hung off. From Breckerfeld one last stretch to Altenbreckerfeld for a …

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April 15, 2022,Berg Werk

Take a good run-up and then over the asphalt bubble. I'm still looking for the Zugspitze tour in Sauerland. So for Sunday morning pints. Altitude training in the flat country.

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