Wesel-Datteln Canal – Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock loop from Kreis Wesel

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Wesel

Voerde (Niederrhein)

Wesel-Datteln Canal – Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock loop from Kreis Wesel

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Wesel-Datteln Canal – Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock loop from Kreis Wesel

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29.6km

40m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.7 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.27 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal

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11.4 km

Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The Lower Rhine is always nice to look at ....

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13.1 km

Cycle Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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the bike path on the canal is no longer the best, but on this side you can ride in the shade along the canal and have pure nature

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13.9 km

Bridge Over the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The new bridge over the WDK near Hünxe.

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15.1 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The Wesel Datteln Canal has its roots in coal mining: it was inaugurated in 1930 and served primarily as a waterway for mining. The canal connects the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal at Datteln …

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18.0 km

Cycle Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The Wesel-Datteln Canal (WDK, water body number: 75101) is a federal waterway in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and, after the Rhine, the busiest waterway in Germany. The shipping …

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25.8 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock

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The double lock on the Wesel-Datteln-Kanal is the first station for ships coming from the Rhine into the secondary canal system.

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27.8 km

View of the Rheinvorland between Mehrum and Emmelsum

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Great view. Really beautiful landscape.

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29.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

5.91 km

3.86 km

472 m

446 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

7.52 km

4.56 km

2.87 km

399 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

11°C

7°C

42 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 20, 2023,Entdeckungstour von Friedrichsfeld aus

If you look at the course of the tour, you will quickly notice that there were some off-road sections 😉. First across meadows directly along the Lippe, then a detour to the excavator hole of RMKS RHEIN MAIN KIES UND SPLITT GMBH & CO. KG including a little cool down, then I lifted the e-bike over a fence directly under …

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