Ruhr Riverside Cycle Path – Kettwig Ruhr Promenade loop from Essen-Holthausen

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ruhr Riverside Cycle Path – Kettwig Ruhr Promenade loop from Essen-Holthausen

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Ruhr Riverside Cycle Path – Kettwig Ruhr Promenade loop from Essen-Holthausen

05:21

91.0km

820m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.8 km for 151 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.02 km

Schellenberger Wald

Forest

5.97 km

Aussichtspunkt Freiherr von Stein

Viewpoint

11.7 km

Ruhr Riverside Cycle Path

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The cycle path along the Ruhr is great to ride on. Here you can let it roll and enjoy the beautiful landscape.

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11.8 km

Ruhr Valley Between Werden and Kettwig

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The broad valley at Werden gets narrow shortly before Kettwig. Ruhr, two roads and railway squeeze through here. On the Ruhrtal cycle path directly at the Ruhr you will not notice any street noise!

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16.5 km

Kettwiger Stausee

Lake

17.1 km

Kettwig Ruhr Promenade

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Didn't visit it myself, but the people sitting in front of it made a very satisfied impression without exception.

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17.3 km

View of Kettwig and the Ruhr

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Essen Kettwig is beautifully situated on the Ruhr with a great cycle path along the Ruhr. The old town is also worth seeing.

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26.1 km

Auberg und Oberläufe des Wambaches

Nature Reserve

32.7 km

Wambachtal und Oembergmoor

Nature Reserve

34.9 km

Broich-Speldorfer Wald

Forest

60.3 km

Angertal Valley Trail

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Angerbachtal is a beautiful valley near Ratingen, very popular with hikers and cyclists.
The Angerbach, also short the Anger, is a 35.8 km long right bank tributary to the Lower Rhine.

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65.0 km

Singletrack in Angertal

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Nice short single trail that can be built into a tour as a circuit.

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86.3 km

Baldeney Lake (Baldeneysee)

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

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87.3 km

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

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The predecessor of today's bridge was opened in 1872 as part of the "Lower Ruhr Valley Railway". Blown up by the German Wehrmacht in 1945, it was then rebuilt as …

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91.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.9 km

21.0 km

12.0 km

11.6 km

4.92 km

404 m

246 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.7 km

19.7 km

19.6 km

2.98 km

1.17 km

871 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

10°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

August 3, 2024,Graveln durch den Stadtwald, Ratingen und südlich der Ruhr

Today I followed a large part of a gravel CTF from TV-Kettwig. I 'optimized' it in two places and of course I also had to take the journey to the route into account. Overall, it was warm and humid all day, especially since it rained this morning. So some corners were muddy. On the whole, the route consists of a …

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