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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

Routes
Road cycling routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

Moderate

4.2

(14)

297

riders

Erzbahn Swing – Ore railroad line loop from Gelsenkirchen Buer-Nord

03:16

75.4km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. 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: July 12, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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12.6 km

Erzbahnschwinge Bridge

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The railway line built at the beginning of the 20th century connected the Rhine-Herne Canal with the blast furnaces of the Bochum association and served to supply iron ore. Today, …

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17.8 km

Erzbahn Swing

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A spectacular entry into the Erzbahntrasse. Architecturally interesting, but above all beautiful to look at and quite practical for cyclists and pedestrians. Actually, the route could also be called the …

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35.7 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

4

42.4 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow …

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43.3 km

Ruhr Valley Between Hattingen and Bochum-Dahlhausen

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Although I'm not exactly at home in this corner of Germany, but I can only recommend the Ruhrtalradweg.
In particular, I drove the piece between Essen Kettwig and Hattingen. If …

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50.0 km

Vogelsang Mühle Horst Industrial Heritage Site

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Unfortunately private and not accessible.
An imposing piece of industrial culture

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7

50.3 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

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Cozy part of the Ruhr. ... and tarred according to class.

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8

51.2 km

View of the River Ruhr and colorful transmission tower

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Above this place, there is a viewpoint on the hill with a great view over the Ruhr – the little detour is worth it!

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60.4 km

Skulpturenwald

Forest

10

63.5 km

Ore railroad line

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Where coal tenders once drove is now a good place to cycle. The many bridges testify to the wealth of ideas in the region when it comes to steel structures. …

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75.4 km

End point

Train Station

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61.4 km

6.30 km

5.83 km

808 m

654 m

363 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

68.5 km

3.78 km

3.07 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 22 July

22°C

13°C

49 %

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Comments

May 30, 2022,🚴‍♂️➰🤬~{Montagsrunde mit Plattfuß}
As soon as I ride the road bike wheelset, I get a flat tire from broken glass in Bochum 🤯

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August 24, 2024,🚴‍♂️➰☀️☀️☀️~{almost too hot to ride ♨️}
...
- warm outside
- shade didn't help 🥵
- let it go after 2 hours
- 🏁

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July 25, 2025,🚴‍♂️➰⛅️⛅️⛅️~{2 schöne Stunden}
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- Friday
- not a day off 🧐
- but then off into the weekend
- wonderful temperatures 🤩
- a bit humid
- lots of spray
- slowing down without spray isn't an option either
- 🛀
- 🏁

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September 8, 2024,🚴‍♂️➰☀️☀️🌤️~{Alle ein bisschen verrückt am letzten Hochsommertag}
...
- A bit of an irritable climate on the roads through Bochum ⚠️
- Same at Kemnader ⚠️
- swerving to the LEFT 🤯 is dangerous and doesn't have to be ⚠️👀
- Important 🤪:
- Always walk next to each other in pairs 👬 ⚠️
- Applies to pedestrians
- 🛴🛵
- 🚴🏻‍♀️🚵‍♂️
- 🐕 💃
- ⚠️ …

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May 18, 2025,Quasselrunde mit den Triathleten 🍀💪🏽😀⛅️🌤️
.... so no photos. BUT: we split up at Henrichs Hütte, and I continued on to the lake. So at least one more photo at Pott Bakery 🥯

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April 20, 2025,🚴➰☀️☀️☀️~{Tolle Ostersonntagbummelrunde mit allen die da so draußen waren 🤣 und ohne Bilder}
...
- Breakfast with homemade Easter bread and plenty of ☕️
- then the legs need to be loosened up
- I'm happy to give in 🤪
- Sunday driving slowly is easy in good weather
- today too
- a little communication in traffic would often be helpful
- Insight:
- Ringing the bell and calling also works from …

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December 22, 2025,🚴‍♂️ ➰🥶🥶🥶~{schon mal warmfahren für die GNU 500}
...

- Warming up the GNU 500
- I had imagined it differently
- but I chose it myself 🤪

- on the Ruhr
- the fog drifted lazily
- of icy horror
- -1°C
- the first puddles with crystal edges
- diamond shards on the grass
- still a few short of 10001
- 🏁

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March 16, 2025,🚴➰☀️☀️☀️~{aber kühl -> erstes 🍦der Saison 😝}
...
- first ground frost in the morning
- then the first ice cream 🍦 at Kemnader Lake 🏖️
- went to eat while riding 😀
- it didn't melt at all 🤪
- phone camera damaged 😱
- no pictures 🤷‍♂️
- relaxed ride
- with a freshly serviced bike 😊
- not as crowded as expected 🙃
- …

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