Emscher Floodplain — North Side – König Ludwig Trail loop from Fredenbaum

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Emscher Floodplain — North Side – König Ludwig Trail loop from Fredenbaum

Moderate

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Emscher Floodplain — North Side – König Ludwig Trail loop from Fredenbaum

03:20

63.3km

170m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 7.34 km for 7 m

After 7.43 km for 15 m

After 8.40 km for 15 m

After 28.7 km for 15 m

After 47.6 km for 9 m

After 53.5 km for 16 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.92 km

Old Harbor on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Highlight • River

This was once the coal port of the Min. Achenbach colliery. The coal was transported by colliery railway from Brambauer to the port on the Dortmund-Ems Canal and loaded there …

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9.46 km

Im Siesack

Nature Reserve

15.7 km

Mengeder Heide

Nature Reserve

16.9 km

Emscher Floodplain — North Side

Highlight • River

The stormwater retention basin and the Emscher meadows are wonderful for both humans and animals.

There's always plenty of birdwatching to be seen there, and the trails are perfect for cycling and hiking.

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17.8 km

Emscher-Auen Flood Retention Basin Castrop-Rauxel

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Flood retention basin Mengede / Castrop-Rauxel (HRB Mengede) with observation tower

Although the flood retention basin Mengede / Castrop-Rauxel will once again be a major construction site for connecting the …

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25.2 km

Castroper Holz

Forest

34.2 km

König Ludwig Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The König-Ludwig-Trasse is a beautiful railway cycle path in Recklinghausen. There are always relics from the coal mining era along the way.

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35.5 km

König Ludwig – Emscherland Sculpture

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something new always worth a photo stop

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38.5 km

Emscher Art Trail "Walkway and Tower"

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As part of the "Emscherkunst", Tadashi Kawamata designed an observation tower in 2010, to which a kind of pier system leads. Near the water cross of Emscher and Rhein-Herne-Kanal near …

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40.5 km

Brandheide

Forest

45.5 km