Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path – Am Ballroth loop from Polizeipräsidium

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path – Am Ballroth loop from Polizeipräsidium

Moderate

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Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path – Am Ballroth loop from Polizeipräsidium

01:35

33.6km

280m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.7 km for 190 m

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Train Station

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Emil Figge Street Cycle Path

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With a separate bike lane on the street, you can easily get through the university district. Impressive elevated railway, for everyone who doesn't live in Wuppertal ;-)

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Dürener Dorfstraße

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A moment ago in Dortmund / Bochum it is getting rural here very quickly, and you are in the "Three Cities Corner" between Dortmund, Bochum and Witten

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Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path

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Nice connection through the green in the Ruhr area, nice asphalt, no cars.

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Rheinischer Esel

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Very nice bike course!

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Steep Climb on Am Hülsenberg (Up to 17%)

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Crisp climb from Grossholthausen up to Blickstraße. Towards the end it gets very steep with up to 17%.

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In addition to the scenic route itself, the Rhenish donkey offers in some places a great view, which in good distance as far as Dortmund and signs such as the TV tower or the striking football stadium can see. In some places, but also the view of what is right on landscape and paddling in front of you is worth seeing.

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31.2 km

Gatehouse Rombergpark 🏰

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The official bike trail leads across the road and from the bike parking area directly to the historic building.
The Nordkerke family built a water castle in 1300. Dietrich Notkerke, descendant of the von Brünninghausen family, left the old village in the 14th century and chose this place as his residence. Beside the actual castle the family owned areas in Barop, Hacheney, Wellinghofen, Kleinholthausen and Lücklemberg, as well as extensive forests on the northern slopes of the Ardey range.
By marriage, the estate came into possession of a branch of the Rodenberg family in 1483, later called Romberg. In 1560 to 1571, Conrad of Romberg replaced the dilapidated water castle with a new palace,with a tower each on the north-west and south-east corner. In 1681 Conrad Philipp of Romberg had the castle renovated and the gatehouse built. The castle was destroyed in World War II, the surviving gatehouse was restored in 1959.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Br%C3%BCnninghausen
In the historical walls is now the Municipal Art Gallery Torhaus Rombergpark. A narrow spiral staircase leads to the approximately 100 square-meter half-timbered hall, where works were presented for the first time in 1968.
Eight of the twelve exhibitions held annually are reserved for contemporary local artists, who are proposed by the two Dortmund artist associations, the "Dortmunder Group" and the "Westfälisches Künstlerbund", Dortmund, as well as the two resident professional associations of the visual artists. Other exhibitions are devoted to non-organized artists and foreign artists, especially from the partner cities. Admission is free.
dortmund.de/de/freizeit_und_kultur/kulturbuero/ausstellungen_kb/torhausrombergpark

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