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Ruhr Region

König-Ludwig Route – König Ludwig Trail loop from Vodafone

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

König-Ludwig Route – König Ludwig Trail loop from Vodafone

Moderate

4.5

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König-Ludwig Route – König Ludwig Trail loop from Vodafone

02:29

47.2km

260m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 19.7 km for 11 m

After 23.5 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

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8.37 km

Ehemaliges Gelände Zeche Graf Schwerin 1/2

Forest

13.5 km

Beerenbruch

Nature Reserve

15.6 km

Emscher-Auen Flood Retention Basin Castrop-Rauxel

Highlight • Structure

The NSG Mengeder Heide, the Emscher Auen and the Parkhotel are definitely worth a visit. Great cycle paths, many highlights and beautiful views offer pure relaxation.

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19.4 km

Leveringhäuser Vogelteich

Lake

22.4 km

Upper Water at Old Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Highlight • Monument

LWL Museum and Schleusenpark offers technology for young and old

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23.2 km

Demut Billboard – Pictures by the Canal, Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Highlight • Monument

Industriedenkmal

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26.8 km

Start or End of the König-Ludwig Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Not a nice highlight, but please just keep building the König Ludwig route.
Via Datteln "Hagemer Feld", over the "Im Winkel" bridge, over the Verbandstrasse bridge and to the "Halde …

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29.9 km

Mine Locomotive on the König Ludwig Trail

Highlight • Monument

Nice to drive on the old railway line with many highlights from the mining industry, including this mine electric locomotive.
In the meantime, she would have to go back to …

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33.0 km

König-Ludwig Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The new route connects in the south to the already completed section to the old harbor König-Ludwig am Rhein Herne Kanal.
The KLT Bahntrasse was extended by the new section …

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34.1 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

Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT

Highlight • River

Every canal in Europe is easy to navigate. In Germany, they are under the control of the shipping authorities. There are so-called "commercial routes of the authority" along the canals everywhere.

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47.2 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

16.8 km

6.87 km

4.27 km

2.29 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

12.9 km

4.65 km

4.46 km

2.08 km

1.49 km

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

31°C

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König-Ludwig Route – König Ludwig Trail loop from Vodafone

Emscher-Auen Flood Retention Basin Castrop-Rauxel

Upper Water at Old Henrichenburg Boat Lift

Demut Billboard – Pictures by the Canal, Old Henrichenburg Ship Lift

Start or End of the König-Ludwig Trail

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