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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

Routes
Road cycling routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

Moderate

4.7

(80)

1,038

riders

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Deutsches Bergbau-Museum

02:38

56.4km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. 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: July 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 18.9 km for 149 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.87 km

Erzbahnschwinge Bridge

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The railway line built at the beginning of the 20th century connected the Rhine-Herne Canal with the blast furnaces of the Bochum association and served to supply iron ore. Today, …

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10.1 km

Skulpturenwald

Forest

3

14.4 km

Zollvereinweg Rail Trail

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Great to get to Bochum from the Zeche Zollverein and avoid the streets.

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4

18.1 km

Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex

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The UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein, known as the "most beautiful mine in the world", formerly the largest coal mine in the world and the largest central coking plant, impressively represents the transformation of an entire region.

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19.0 km

Hain der Menschenrechte

Forest

25.2 km

Niederfeldsee

Lake

7

37.7 km

Railway Bridges Over the Ruhr

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Here the cycle path leads over two former railway bridges, with beautiful views of the Ruhr, but it can also get crowded.

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8

41.2 km

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

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Above this place, there is a viewpoint on the hill with a great view over the Ruhr – the little detour is worth it!

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9

42.1 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

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Cozy part of the Ruhr. ... and tarred according to class.

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10

42.4 km

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

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Unfortunately private and not accessible.
An imposing piece of industrial culture

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11

43.1 km

Horster Mühle

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The Horster Mühle is now a hydroelectric power station on the Ruhr.

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56.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.1 km

5.12 km

4.12 km

2.38 km

2.08 km

1.14 km

399 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.6 km

3.84 km

2.80 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

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Lowest point (30 m)

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Monday 20 July

23°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2024,🚴‍♂️➰☁️☁️☁️~{dreimal über ^^^BOOOST^^^}
...
- rain shower
- interval day or not? 🥳
- today, yes 😆
- Super Mario Bike
- the matrix still had an extra BOOOST left ☝️
- pulse was triggered by the wind edge sprint and I wanted to hang around at a fairly high level afterwards 🧐
- lack of sleep? Stress? Cold?
- who knows 🤷‍♂️ …

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May 21, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀🌤️🌤️🌤️~{Feierabendrunde 🤣}
...
- nice
- neither cold nor wet
- 🔝
- 🪬
- would be nice if it stayed like this for a few days
- already totally suffering from bike withdrawal 🙃
- 🏁

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May 3, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀☁️☔️🌧️~{Wind, Wind und Wind. Mairegen 😁}
...
- today
- it didn't work out with home before the rain
- dry start
- lots of wind
- nice rainy season
- good to ride in short-short (light clothing)
- lots of wind
- came home dry again
- 🔝
- 😍
- 🏁
...
- 🆗, 🚲🙍‍♂️🛀🧽

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March 7, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀🌤️🌤️🌤️~{Super Compact und viele Pollen}
...

- Bike instead of garden
- Good decision
- The noise from the neighboring gardens
- was tiring
- The garden fires too
- Nice ride 🖖🌼

- And at the same time
- Successful test ride with the crankset converted to Super Compact
- Thanks to TA Spézialités 🤩

- 🏁

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May 2, 2026,🚴‍♂️🌀☀️🌤️☀️~{Gewitter⚡️im Anmarsch? Bis dahin will ich lieber wieder zu 🏡e sein 😝!}
...
- Cold gone ✌️
- out
- for a spin before the announced weather front arrives
- if it does 🤘
- want to be back home 🏡
- anyway a nice round 🤩
- 🏁

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March 7, 2025,🚴➰☀️🐘🌙~{nachts immer noch kühl ✅}
...
- new day, next ride
- first the garden 🌼
- sore muscles in the arms 💪
- good that the legs are challenged here 🤪
- nice ride
- new construction site with a bypass on the Springorum route 🚧
- ⚠️ People, drive with lights on 💡‼️
- 🏁

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March 8, 2025,🚴➰☀️🐘🌓~{abends nix los 😻}
...
- garden again 🪴
- warmer again
- out again
- yesterday's reverse lap 🔄
- pulse slowly dropping
- metabolism kicking in
- cautious progress
- 😆
- 🏁

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November 11, 2021,ziemlich alleine 🧙🏽‍♂️ in die 🔦 Nacht 🚴‍♂️➰🍂🍂🍂
Compared to the morning 🥶, the temperature was more on the pleasant side, 6 degrees or more. 🤘. The clothes came out on the warm side despite 3/4 pants (socks from the hiking portfolio) 😁 downhill ok- uphill only with slightly braked foam.

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