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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Hardenstein Castle Ruins – Lohmann Factory Museum loop from Ruhr-Universität Bochum

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Hardenstein Castle Ruins – Lohmann Factory Museum loop from Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Moderate

4.4

(25)

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Hardenstein Castle Ruins – Lohmann Factory Museum loop from Ruhr-Universität Bochum

04:51

18.6km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 11.6 km for 308 m

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Bus stop

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2.72 km

Ruhr River

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Nice view upstream. Here every year but on consecutive weekends the Dragon Boat Race takes place. On one weekend start the pupils of the Wittener schools, on the other the …

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3.76 km

Royal Lock Keeper’s House Witten-Herbede

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The house of the former lock keeper at the Herbeder lock dates back to 1835 and invites cyclists and walkers to take a break in the idyllic Ruhr valley. In …

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11.7 km

Viewpoint

12.3 km

LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall (Nachtigall Colliery)

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Here you can recreate the history of the Ruhrpotts. In the museum there are many interesting information about the early coal mining in the Muttental and in the whole pot. …

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13.4 km

View of Hardenstein Castle

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the ruin is lavishly lit at night ... A beautiful photo motif ...

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13.5 km

Hardenstein Castle Ruins - Neandertal Falconry

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13.6 km

Hardenstein Castle Ruins

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Here you cycle through the idyllic Muttental - the cradle of Ruhrpott mining. Hardenstein Castle was there even earlier than the tunnels, but today you can only marvel at the …

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16.1 km

Lohmann Factory Museum

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16.1 km

Villa Ruhrtal

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The chic Villa Ruhrtal is a villa in the Herbede district of Witten. It was built in 1895 in the historicist and neo-Renaissance style by the owner of the Ruhrtaler …

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18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.24 km

3.89 km

2.63 km

2.52 km

1.99 km

303 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

4.25 km

2.93 km

2.45 km

846 m

688 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Saturday 15 August

26°C

15°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

November 14, 2021,Von der Nachtigallbrücke zur Ruine Hardenstein und weiter

Last night I dreamed that I was Knight Neveling's cook and lived in the past 600 years ago. At his castle there was happiness and contentment, which was attributed to the dwarf king Goldemar.
The dwarf king Goldemar was invisible, but there was the curious little kitchen boy who really wanted to see the dwarf king once, he had a …

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January 15, 2023,Im Wittener Ruhrtal

Herbede customs house - Lohmann steelworks - Hardenstein castle ruins - Ruhrtal ferry boat landing stage - Muttental quarry - Nachtigall colliery - Nachtigallbrücke - Kleff Heven - Herbeder lock - lock keeper's house - Herbede customs house

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Hardenstein Castle Ruins – Lohmann Factory Museum loop from Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Ruhr River

Royal Lock Keeper’s House Witten-Herbede

LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall (Nachtigall Colliery)

View of Hardenstein Castle

Hardenstein Castle Ruins - Neandertal Falconry

Hardenstein Castle Ruins

Lohmann Factory Museum

Villa Ruhrtal

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