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Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Hösel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Mettmann

Ratingen

Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Hösel

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Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Hösel

01:52

42.5km

330m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48 m for 2 m

After 42.5 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.05 km

The Esel Climb

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Why is that called "on the donkey" here? The answer is: There used to be not this beautiful road here, but a steep path that the carters had to climb. …

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13.4 km

View of Lake Baldeney

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There is always something going on. A round trip is worthwhile.

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13.7 km

Lake Baldeney

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Absolutely great and consistently concrete or tarred route in good condition. Depending on the time of day and the weather, you can heat up here with a racing bike on …

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19.3 km

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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nice path along the lake, but can also be very crowded

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21.0 km

Kampmann Bridge

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Closed due to renovation (April 2026)

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24.5 km

Carl Funke headframe

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The headframe of the Carl Funke 1 shaft is one of the few structural relics of the Carl Funke colliery. This began operations in 1804 and was shut down in 1973.

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26.1 km

Lake Baldeney

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Traditional and always beautiful destination, either on the transit or as a round the lake. Catering on the south side, in the north only on the regatta course.

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26.4 km

Schloss Baldeney

Castle

30.2 km

Gustav Heinemann Bridge

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he first bridge, of some of the predecessor structures of today's Gustav-Heinemann-Bridge, at this point over the Ruhr, was already mentioned in a document in 1065. In 1642 and again …

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42.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

16.0 km

1.94 km

1.26 km

616 m

485 m

213 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.0 km

4.37 km

113 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (110 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Thursday 2 July

23°C

11°C

0 %

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Lake Baldeney – Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee) loop from Hösel

The Esel Climb

View of Lake Baldeney

Lake Baldeney

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

Kampmann Bridge

Carl Funke headframe

Lake Baldeney

Gustav Heinemann Bridge

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