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Ruhr River – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bergisches Land

Ruhr River – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen

Hard

4.7

(43)

144

riders

Ruhr River – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen

05:31

94.2km

840m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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After 89.4 km for 723 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.39 km

Eskesberg

Nature Reserve

12.1 km

Tescher Busch

Forest

26.4 km

Mountain Pass

40.0 km

View of Kettwig and the Ruhr

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Essen Kettwig is beautifully situated on the Ruhr with a great cycle path along the Ruhr. The old town is also worth seeing.

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40.3 km

Kettwig Reservoir

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The Ruhr at Kettwig is getting wider and wider, thanks to a dam.

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40.9 km

Kettwiger Stausee

Lake

48.8 km

Viewpoint

55.2 km

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

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The predecessor of today's bridge was opened in 1872 as part of the "Lower Ruhr Valley Railway". Blown up by the German Wehrmacht in 1945, it was then rebuilt as …

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66.0 km

Ruhr River

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Rest in the middle of the bridge ... That's it on the benches built in there.

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79.3 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

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Top surface for driving. Really great for cruising

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81.7 km

Stone Arch Bridge on the Nordbahntrasse near Sprockhövel

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A brilliant tour along the Nordbahntrasse and Kohlebergbahntrasse. Lights are a must because of the many tunnels!

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88.2 km

Kohlenbahn junction to Silschede

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Here you have the choice: Either you cycle towards Hattingen or you take the coal railway branch to Gevelsberg-Silschede. Both routes are wonderfully quiet and excellently accessible even without asphalt. …

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90.1 km

Schee Tunnel South Portal

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South portal of the 722 meter long Scheetunnel, two-tube railway tunnel on the disused railway line Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen-Hattingen. He connects Sprockhövel-Schee with Wuppertal-Niedergebreck.

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90.6 km

Hasenkamp und Junkersbeck

Nature Reserve

94.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.3 km

9.05 km

8.25 km

4.22 km

3.49 km

Surfaces

72.8 km

13.0 km

6.72 km

1.18 km

339 m

313 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Friday 14 August

31°C

17°C

35 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

October 5, 2024,Nordbahntrasse

So... today I did a tour that I had been planning for a long time...
Yeeeeee...... this time I really planned it and didn't just go for it... like I always do 🙈🙈😅😅😅
... today again a pure cycle path tour 🙈😅🤗
I was able to convince @Sandra and @Bernd Schlagner to come with me 🤗🤗🤗
... as planned we …

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May 4, 2022,Ruhr Gran Fondo auf Speed

Yesterday the speed queen really gave the spurs for the first time. A hell of a ride at perfect temperatures, if it hadn't been for the north-west wind there would have been a little more on the route to Hattingen and on the Ruhr. And 30.4 km/h in motion over 100 km is also a good value with a Mtb …

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June 26, 2022,Teilstrecke unserer geplanten von Sunset to Sunrise-Tour

Battery was flat again. There are still about 4 km to be added. We drove part of our planned night drive.

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Ruhr River – Kohlenbahn Rail Trail loop from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen

View of Kettwig and the Ruhr

Kettwig Reservoir

Kupferdreh railroad bridge over the Ruhr

Ruhr River

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

Stone Arch Bridge on the Nordbahntrasse near Sprockhövel

Kohlenbahn junction to Silschede

Schee Tunnel South Portal

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