Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path – Rheinischer Esel loop from Dortmund-Oespel

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path – Rheinischer Esel loop from Dortmund-Oespel

Moderate

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Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path – Rheinischer Esel loop from Dortmund-Oespel

02:11

36.5km

250m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.7 km for 326 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.29 km

Dorneywald

Nature Reserve

2.15 km

Forest Trail in the Ruhr Region

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Easy to drive. Nearby a few small kickers.

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4.71 km

Rheinischer Esel Start/End Point Bochum-Langendreer

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The Rhenish donkey is one of the oldest railway tracks in the Ruhr area. Already in the 1980s, the recultivation of the old railway line was started, which only really …

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6.08 km

Rheinischer Esel Cycle Path

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Great cycle path with a mix of asphalt and gravel, suitable for all types of bikes except racing bikes. The asphalt sections are extremely fast and a lot of fun. …

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9.81 km

Witten cable-stayed bridge (Rhenish donkey)

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At the end of May 2023, the new bridge on the Rheinisches Esel was released.

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13.0 km

Rheinischer Esel Sculpture

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Beautiful donkey statue for the bike path.

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17.3 km

Rheinischer Esel

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A very relaxing cycling route with plenty of shade in summer.

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24.9 km

Donkey sculpture on the Rheinischer Esel

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The railway used to stop here, but you can now get there by bike.

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36.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

10.8 km

4.95 km

2.08 km

1.19 km

162 m

Surfaces

21.3 km

9.64 km

2.97 km

2.23 km

433 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

March 10, 2025,Nomma wacka in Kurz😎

Once you've zipped over the Rheinischer Esel. A pleasure in a nutshell😊

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January 28, 2025,Rausrausraus-der Junge muss raus🚲😎

Quickly cleaned the bike and then off we went. It was like spring today😎

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June 14, 2025,2. Radtour nach W.

Today I completed the shortest bike ride I've ever planned. A route that, if I were in good shape, I could have completed in an hour, now took two. Even though I was on a hardtail, you can't really call it mountain biking or cycling; you could call it bike touring, but that's not what Komoot offers. On every slightest …

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