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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Holzwickede

Hengsen Reservoir – Schoof's bridge over the Ruhr loop from Bahnwald

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Holzwickede

Hengsen Reservoir – Schoof's bridge over the Ruhr loop from Bahnwald

Hard

5.0

(2)

runners

Hengsen Reservoir – Schoof's bridge over the Ruhr loop from Bahnwald

02:04

19.7km

120m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Bahnwald

Mühlenstrang

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Parking

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114 m

Old Railway Bridge in Bahnwald

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Suddenly, the route turns onto this quiet path, which leads you over an old bridge over the railway tracks. The rusty railings are covered in vines, and the ground is …

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744 m

Hengsen Reservoir

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For the most part isolated from the public, the Hengsen Reservoir runs directly at the waterworks between the communities of Fröndenberg, Holzwickede and Schwerte lying along the nature reserve Bahnwald. …

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1.41 km

Bahnwald

Nature Reserve

4.36 km

Frost-covered path in the Ruhr region

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8.89 km

Confluence of the Mühlenstrang and Ruhr near Schwerte

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The mill line rises in the south of the North Rhine-Westphalian town of Holzwickede and runs in a southeasterly direction. It flows past the Hengsen reservoir towards the southwest and …

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9.71 km

View of the River Ruhr

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With the most beautiful section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

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10.0 km

View of the Ruhr from the Friedensbrücke-Kleinemeyer

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The Friedensbrücke-Kleinemeyer in Schwerte, named after the pastor and then acting mayor Heinrich Kleinemeyer, is a remarkable structure that not only represents an important transport connection, but also has a …

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16.9 km

Scenic section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

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Walkers, cyclists and joggers share the route here, so tolerance is the order of the day

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18.6 km

Schoof's bridge over the Ruhr

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by Veronika Pögel, July 1986. "Dedicated to the water, the earth, the air, the day and the night and all the things that lie in between."

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19.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.88 km

6.61 km

4.04 km

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

3.59 km

1.50 km

542 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

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Monday 8 June

17°C

11°C

61 %

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Hengsen Reservoir – Schoof's bridge over the Ruhr loop from Bahnwald

Old Railway Bridge in Bahnwald

Hengsen Reservoir

Frost-covered path in the Ruhr region

Confluence of the Mühlenstrang and Ruhr near Schwerte

View of the River Ruhr

View of the Ruhr from the Friedensbrücke-Kleinemeyer

Scenic section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route

Schoof's bridge over the Ruhr

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