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Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Lake Kemnade loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Hattingen

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Lake Kemnade loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

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Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Lake Kemnade loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

03:22

56.6km

290m

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: July 10, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 15 m for 30 m

After 56.6 km for 30 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.52 km

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street

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Beautifully landscaped and a great route towards Lake Kemnader.

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6.97 km

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

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A very nice stretch of road between Kemnader Lake and the old lock system.
Not only a beautiful view up to Blankenstein Castle.

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7.33 km

View of Blankenstein Castle

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Not only the view is worthwhile, but also a trip to the castle. Very nice view

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10.5 km

The Kemnader See, built in 1979, is the youngest of the four Ruhr reservoirs and is located in the city triangle between Witten, Bochum and Hattingen. It has developed into one of the largest and most attractive leisure areas in the Ruhr area.
A marina, boat rentals, the Heveney leisure pool, a beach volleyball hall, a golf course, an illuminated inline skating rink and much more invite walkers, cyclists and inline skaters to become active themselves. Various restaurants, ice cream vans, a beach bar, a mini golf course and playgrounds round off the perfect leisure time fun.

The longest circular route around Lake Kemnade leads over the Lake Bridge and is around 10 km. The shortest route runs under the motorway bridge and is about 8.3 km. The Stiepel village church, Blankenstein Castle, the Katzenstein nature reserve and the historic district of Witten-Herbede are close to the lake.

The excursion boat MS Schwalbe II offers trips on the Ruhr from Witten-Bommern to Lake Kemnade. The MS Kemnade takes over the excursion traffic on Lake Kemnade.

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11.1 km

Cycling and Inline Skating Path at Kemnader See

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Super nice route with good views

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12.6 km

Lake Kemnade

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The Ruhr reservoir is located between Bochum and Witten, at the foot of the Ruhruni Bochum. It is a popular destination for residents of Bochum and the surrounding area. There are now three paved paths around the lake for those looking for relaxation. One for pedestrians, one for inline skaters and one for cyclists. Most of the time it works. A lap around the lake is about eight kilometers long.

But it is undoubtedly most beautiful here in the early morning hours, when you can really enjoy the peace and quiet and let your bike run. And a sunrise on the lake is always something particularly beautiful. The "culinary" tip on the lake: The same ice cream van has been parked by the parking lots for years, refreshing you with delicious ice cream in the summer.

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21.2 km

Viewpoint

37.4 km

Mühlengraben

Lake

44.6 km

Paved lakeside trail at Kemnader See

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Really great path along the lake.
When the weather is nice, however, it is often very crowded.

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53.2 km

View from the Koster Bridge over the Ruhr Valley

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The Koster Bridge is a road bridge over the Ruhr. It forms the city border between Hattingen and Bochum. The border is located approximately in the middle of the river.

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56.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.9 km

5.86 km

3.39 km

2.07 km

1.02 km

316 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.9 km

8.14 km

3.14 km

479 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 29 July

32°C

20°C

76 %

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Comments

May 21, 2025,Kemnader See - Ruhrtour -Harkortsee

A beautiful bike ride along the Ruhr from Lake Kemnader, past the Nachtigall mine (where they serve a simple but great snack bar 👌), via Wengern and Wetter to Lake Harkort and back. A donation-based ferry ride is included – fantastic 👍!
A cool excursion into the industrial heritage of the Ruhr region.
Best wishes 🚴🏻‍♀️🌳🙋🏼‍♀️

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April 8, 2025,Ride

The unpleasant thing was the swarms of mosquitoes at Harkortsee. Horrible!!

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February 13, 2023,13.02.2023 - Fahrradtour bei schönsten Wetter, von Wetter den Ruhrtalradweg hinab bis zur Brücke am Stauwehr vom Kemnadersee und über Witten-Herbede zurück nach Wetter

Hello, unfortunately the Ruhr ferry will not run again until March.

Ferry times:
March May:
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m
June August:
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m
September October:
9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m

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March 20, 2025,Ein wenig radeln am Donnerstag 20.03.2025

Unfortunately, there are several construction sites on the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path....

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April 30, 2023,250 Lebensjahre haben eine Fahrradtour zum Kemnader See gemacht

Beautiful tour with lots of sun and oncoming traffic. Unfortunately the GPS didn't work properly. At the average speed I would have fallen off my bike 🤣

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September 21, 2024,22.09.2024 Hattingen Hohesyburg und zurück

Nice tour at the weekend on the Ruhr, very crowded... as soon as the mountains come it empties...some fitness is an advantage

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Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street – Lake Kemnade loop from Hattingen (Ruhr) Mitte

Kurtaty Radweg Bicycle Street

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

View of Blankenstein Castle

Lake Kemnade

Cycling and Inline Skating Path at Kemnader See

Lake Kemnade

Paved lakeside trail at Kemnader See

View from the Koster Bridge over the Ruhr Valley

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