Baarbach Cycle Path – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Iserlohnerheide

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Baarbach Cycle Path – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Iserlohnerheide

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Baarbach Cycle Path – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Iserlohnerheide

08:56

146km

810m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.3 km for 103 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.54 km

Baarbach Cycle Path

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The cycle path largely runs parallel to the Baarbach stream. It's the most beautiful connection between Iserlohn and the Ruhr Valley Trail.

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6.60 km

Pastoratswald

Forest

20.9 km

Confluence of the Ruhr and the Lenne

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The Lenne flows east past the core of Hagen. Here she meets the dysentery. The Hohensyburg lies opposite the estuary.

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23.4 km

Hengsteysee

Lake

34.4 km

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

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Great corner on Hakortsee. And the viaduct is worth at least 1 photo. You can also take a break in Herdecke.

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36.5 km

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke

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Great view of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke. With a length of 313 m and 12 semi-circular arches of 20 m each, the viaduct spans the valley.

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50.0 km

Wooded section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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The Ruhrtalradweg is always nice :)

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56.2 km

View of the Ruhr

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Signposting of the Ruhrtalradweg Ruhr upwards does not match the GPX track on the Ruhrtalradweg website. You have to decide either to drive according to the signs or to be navigated with the track.

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74.1 km

Kiebitzwiese

Nature Reserve

84.2 km

Ruhraue

Nature Reserve

90.0 km

Ruhr River

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Trees so placed in the water then natural island arise

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91.3 km

Möhne

Lake

95.3 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Route — forest section along the Ruhr

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This beautiful section of the cycle path leads through a deciduous forest, which is refreshingly cool, especially in summer. The loose surface and the route through the forest and directly …

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146 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

77.2 km

25.1 km

22.0 km

18.1 km

3.36 km

150 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

114 km

11.0 km

9.92 km

5.94 km

5.19 km

102 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

3°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

April 8, 2023,23-04-08-Gr Ruhrtalradweg - Witten-Arnsberg

Drive in Essen to the train to Witten in the fog.
There meeting with 4 Hattinger ADFCern to continue together.
Gradual clearing to a cloudy sky with intermittent, then brief sun shining through with a headwind, which when stronger then unpleasantly cooling. The distance hazy.
Return journey from Arnsberg by train for two.

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May 19, 2024,Ruhrtalradweg 2 Etappe

We made a little detour to the Möhnesee, but unfortunately it wasn't a good idea, it used too much power, we had to drive 9 km without power, it was very exhausting

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July 16, 2023,Ruhrtalradweg - Arnsberg - Hagen - Etappe 2

Cycle path with obstacles 🚴😱.
The start directly at the Arnsberg train station went smoothly until the cycle path was blocked on the way. Signage was partially missing. Unfortunately, the track that is available for download on the website no longer fits, as some sections have been completely blocked.
We met some cyclists on the way who had the same …

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May 1, 2025,Ruhrtalradweg III: Witten - Arnsberg / vom Ruhrpott ins Sauerland

Following the Ruhr River, which is repeatedly dammed to form lakes, the route continues uphill from the Ruhr region (although still barely noticeable...) and finally into the Sauerland. The landscape changes in that the development decreases and the hilly landscape of the Sauerland predominates. Herdecke is worth a stop for a break, small and manageable.

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June 3, 2022,Rumbeck (Arnsberg) - Witten RuhrtalRadweg

Part 3 of my Ruhrtalradweg experience went from Rumbeck to Witten. There I got on my bike and took the train home.
There were some beautiful sections along the Ruhr, others more in the valley. A good mix in my opinion.
Unfortunately, I didn't really notice a diversion in Herdecke or it wasn't well signposted at first. After a few …

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May 1, 2026,20260501 Ruhrtal-Radweg 2 - Arnsberg - Witten

I had also accidentally deleted this tour.
I liked this second tour better than the first route.

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May 27, 2022,RuhrtalRadweg Arnsberg nach Hagen 2. Etappe

With a felt hurricane-like headwind, a violent tour all day long!

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June 16, 2024,RTRW Tag 2

After a great Saturday evening including a visit to the Arnsberg distillery with very courteous service and various gins and spirits made in-house, we drove from Arnsberg to Bochum today. I wanted to end the tour exactly where I started a few years ago towards Ruhrorange. I liked today's part of the tour much better than the section from Winterberg …

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