HOAG Rail Trail – Emscher Cycle Path loop from Königshardt

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

HOAG Rail Trail – Emscher Cycle Path loop from Königshardt

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HOAG Rail Trail – Emscher Cycle Path loop from Königshardt

01:41

32.4km

110m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Sterkrader Wald

Rheinaue Walsum

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.84 km

Dunkelschlag

Forest

7.27 km

HOAG Rail Trail

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That's what I call sensible recultivation: An old railway line from the colliery traffic of the time was converted into a very recommendable cycle path. There are also plenty of opportunities to take a break with a beautiful panorama.

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7.51 km

Entrance to the HOAG Trail

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Access to the HOAG route from the end of the Wolfsbahntrasse or Dr.-Hans-Böckler-Straße.

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8.29 km

HOAG-Trasse Bridge Over the A59 with Yellow Pawns

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Here the HOAG route crosses the A59, a bridge with yellow cones.

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17.0 km

Walsum Rhine Meadows Nature Reserve

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Especially in good weather and just before sunset (but also otherwise) highly recommended! Under certain circumstances, depending on the direction of travel, the headwind should not be underestimated when you are on the top of the dike.

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22.3 km

Emscherweg Green Bridge

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The Emscher is still a canal but is now clean. The bike path is easy to drive on.

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24.8 km

Emscher Cycle Path

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Cycling here is really fun.

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27.9 km

HOAG Rail Trail at Oberhausen-Holten station

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The HOAG line has been newly graveled from the beginning on the Ackerstrasse Duisburg-Fahrn. The way was spread about 1m and the surface is new. All holes and bumps have …

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28.4 km

HOAG-Trasse

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A very nice route, the HOAG route

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32.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

5.14 km

3.30 km

1.53 km

527 m

Surfaces

16.7 km

6.49 km

5.50 km

2.61 km

1.09 km

130 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 2 November

10°C

4°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

November 16, 2022,.... Mündungskontrolle ⚓💦💩NEU💩🌬💨🍃⛅🌤🐑🦆🦅🦢

... Midday round 😎 Direction "new" Emscher estuary, now in the Voerder city area. There isn't much to see yet, the secret path between "Im Kirchfeld" (from Heerstraße) and "Cafe Hof Emschermündung" is closed from both sides 🚧, there is still a lot of digging, levelling, building and probably planting at the new estuary. There and back via the well-known …

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June 20, 2023,Es war ☔️⛈️ vorhergesagt.... je nach APP

So just quickly to the Rhine.
When I was at home, a few drops actually came "Well" 😅

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September 12, 2024,Feierabend 🚴‍♂️☁️☁️🌧☁️🌧🌧☁️

Today I dared to go cycling despite the mediocre weather forecast. The rain caught me twice just before the Stapp at the mouth of the Emscher and then again on the HOAG route.

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December 11, 2024,Kleine Nacht🎼🎵🎶Fahrt

The HOAG route under the A3 between Schmachtendorf and Sterkrade is open again.

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October 17, 2024,Feierabend-Runde.

Today I experienced a charm offensive from drivers. Several times I was allowed to cross the street without having the right of way😊

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February 14, 2025,Freitag 2° es ist bewölkt man sitzt auf dem Bike, das WE beginnt.

Today the fence over the old Emscher estuary bridge was open. So we used the path straight away... unfortunately it ended just before the road. There was a crawler excavator there and the fence to Hagelstraße was closed. 😂

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September 27, 2024,☁️☁️🌧 🚘⬅️1,5m➡️🚴‍♀️

Newly made road with protective strips and promptly overtook a grey-green SUV, despite oncoming traffic. Well, at least he had folded in the right wing mirror🤪

After that, things went better, although there was wind, lots of clouds and a heavy rain shower just before the Rhine. From the mouth of the Emscher it was dry again. Only the wind …

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July 8, 2024,Feierabend-Runde mit Plattfuß

The tire was stubborn, first it didn't want to come off, then it didn't jump properly into the rim bed.

I then worked on it at home and with a little dishwashing liquid it finally slid more or less properly onto the rim.

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