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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Herten

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Herten (Westf)

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Herten

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Herten (Westf)

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View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Herten (Westf)

04:37

17.4km

170m

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: August 21, 2026

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Hertener Schlosswald

Emscherbruch mit Ewaldsee

Hertener Emscherbruch

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.64 km

Castle Pond in Herten Castle Park

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Two ponds in the Herten castle park. These are connected to each other underground. There are many places where you can sit comfortably on the water to watch various animals.

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5.08 km

Emscherbruch mit Ewaldsee

Nature Reserve

6.41 km

Schlägel & Eisen Mine

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With a bit of luck you can see a beautiful owl that has been living here for a few years.

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6.93 km

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

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Until the late 1990s, it was one of the largest mines in Germany. Today it is a future location, a place for art and culture and the largest slag heap landscape in Europe.

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8.65 km

Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward

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From the bridge, you have a very beautiful view of the horizon observatory and, on the other side, over the old mine site.

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10.8 km

Horizon Observatory on the Hoheward spoil tip

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On the northern summit plateau, the horizon observatory was built in 2008. The modern structure consists of a circular, flat surface of 88 m diameter, a lowered by 1.50 m …

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11.2 km

View of the Horizon Observatory at Hoheward

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Unfortunately it is not foreseeable when you will be able to enter the plateau again, cracks on the weld seams. Hopefully it will not be torn down.
Halde Hoheward and …

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12.0 km

Balkonpromenade Viewing Platform, Hoheward Spoil Tip

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The drive from balcony to balcony alone is great.

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13.4 km

Hoheward spoil tip and Ewald Colliery

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Unfortunately, I didn't count the steps, but there were quite a few to get from the Ewald Colliery to the slag heap plateau. There must be at least 300 steps, …

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17.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

3.18 km

648 m

395 m

260 m

Surfaces

9.84 km

3.92 km

1.88 km

1.20 km

381 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 7 September

23°C

16°C

60 %

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Comments

December 15, 2021,Halde Hoheward und Schloss Herten

A friend really wanted to get to know Schloss Herten. Since I've been there several times, I offered him to act as a hiking guide.
Starting at the Ewald colliery, I first "chased" it up to the Hoheward dump before it went around the Ewaldsee and along the Burgenland art axis, the miniature replicas of former collieries, to the castle. …

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June 9, 2024,Industriekultur: Zeche Ewald, Halde Hoheward und Ewaldsee

A bit of industrial culture today? Here you go: the Ewald mine and Hoheward slag heap!
The slag heap has been wonderfully renaturalized, it is colorful here and full of life!
A small lizard is too fast for my camera, it didn't want to be photographed and disappears into one of the many gabions that have been set up to …

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May 21, 2024,Zeche Ewald, Halde Hoheward und Ewaldsee

Today was still free and the weather was still good, so I went to Herten, to the Ewald mine and the impressive Hoheward slag heap. Some of the mine buildings, especially the three winding towers, are pretty dilapidated, but they have their charm. Due to the heavy rain of the last few weeks and the sun this morning, the slopes …

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View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald) – Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward loop from Herten (Westf)

Castle Pond in Herten Castle Park

Schlägel & Eisen Mine

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

Panorama Bridge Halde Hoheward

Horizon Observatory on the Hoheward spoil tip

View of the Horizon Observatory at Hoheward

Balkonpromenade Viewing Platform, Hoheward Spoil Tip

Hoheward spoil tip and Ewald Colliery

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