View of the Hengsteysee – View of the Ruhr loop from Holzwickede

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Holzwickede

View of the Hengsteysee – View of the Ruhr loop from Holzwickede

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View of the Hengsteysee – View of the Ruhr loop from Holzwickede

03:10

53.1km

260m

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: August 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 26.4 km for 170 m

After 27.8 km for 103 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.6 km

Ruhr Meadows near Schwerte

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Very nice section of the RuhrtalRadweg. Very well attended by cyclists and pedestrians in good weather or at the weekend.

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18.3 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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Beautiful tree-lined avenue simply wonderful

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19.5 km

View of the River Ruhr

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Very nice part of the bike path right on the Ruhr with many opportunities for rest. Benches and tables for picnicking available.

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19.8 km

Beautiful section on the Ruhr

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When the weather is nice on weekends, it tends to be overcrowded and the cycle path is too narrow for the mixture of pedestrians, cyclists and skaters etc.

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22.4 km

Confluence of the Ruhr and the Lenne

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The Lenne flows east past the core of Hagen. Here she meets the dysentery. The Hohensyburg lies opposite the estuary.

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24.8 km

Hengsteysee

Lake

28.2 km

Here a few meters on the slope path over the path that leads around the lake you have a great view of the middle part of the Hengsteysees. To the south is the pumped storage power plant Koepchenwerk, and a little further the run-of-river power plant Hengstey with roller weir at the southern end of the reservoir. Just north is the Niedernhof, more rarely also called Villa Funcke or Funckenburg.

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43.2 km

View of the Ruhr

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Signposting of the Ruhrtalradweg Ruhr upwards does not match the GPX track on the Ruhrtalradweg website. You have to decide either to drive according to the signs or to be navigated with the track.

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44.5 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route near Schwerte

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There are very beautiful sections of the Ruhrtalradweg, but unfortunately it often goes along roads and railway tracks.

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53.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.9 km

9.84 km

5.79 km

3.89 km

1.65 km

102 m

Surfaces

47.5 km

2.63 km

1.70 km

729 m

343 m

255 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

4°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

December 28, 2022,Fahrradtour

Collect the last kilometers of this year. Thanks to Patrick for the night gear! 🤗

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December 31, 2022,Jahresabschlusstour 2022 zur Syburg

Wish you all a happy new year!

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July 27, 2024,720 - Unterwegs an Lenne und Ruhr

And goodbye Ruhrpott, it was awesome here again!!!

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September 7, 2024,Treffen der Ruhr und der Lenne – Herrlicher Blick über die Ruhr Runde von Hagen

Really great tour with very well-developed cycle paths along the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path. Take a drink with very little opportunity to stop for refreshments. . .

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March 1, 2025,Mehr gefahren als gedacht, das hat richtig Spaß gemacht! 😃🚴‍♀️

After the tour is before the tour! 😊🚴‍♂️ The start of the month took me on a longer tour around Hengsteysee. My monthly plan had actually only planned for 31 km, but in the end it was an impressive 44 km. 😃👌 You have to plan for possible failures in advance. 🎯

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