Upper water old lock – Henrichenburg New Lock loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Upper water old lock – Henrichenburg New Lock loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

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Upper water old lock – Henrichenburg New Lock loop from Dortmund Stadthaus

03:51

57.0km

220m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.8 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.6 km

Old Harbor on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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This was once the coal port of the Min. Achenbach colliery. The coal was transported by colliery railway from Brambauer to the port on the Dortmund-Ems Canal and loaded there …

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19.5 km

Upper water old lock

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good opportunity to rest to enjoy the lock and the lift

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19.7 km

Old lock and Henrichenburg boat lift

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This whole complex around the ship lifts and the Schleusenpark-Henrichenburg is an excursion destination in itself! There is so much to discover that a single day is almost not enough. …

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19.9 km

Henrichenburg New Lock

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From here you have a good view of the little-noticed new lock.

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20.4 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal Above Kaiser Wilhelm Lock

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Sluice Park Waltrop / Old Sluice Henrichenburg (1914-1989) / Underwater
with mooring Viking ship "Asgard"

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36.6 km

Stummhafen

Lake

41.3 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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General information about the Datteln-Hamm Canal (DHK) and the DHK cycle path
The DHK runs between Datteln (branch of the Dortmund-Ems Canal) via Lünen, Bergkamen to Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia. …

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42.9 km

Prussia Port

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The Preußenhafen, which was once a transshipment point for coal and steel, is still a transshipment point today; but for coffee, cake, beer and sausages. 😜

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44.9 km

Bahnbusch

Forest

46.2 km

Bürgerpark Gahmener Senke

Forest

57.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

19.5 km

6.22 km

6.06 km

1.25 km

769 m

Surfaces

22.3 km

15.2 km

10.3 km

5.88 km

2.95 km

336 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

8°C

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Comments

July 24, 2024,Oberwasser altes Hebewerk – Alte Schleuse Runde von Dortmund Stadthaus

It was a lovely tour, but to get to the bike path at the boat lift you have to take a huge, catastrophic detour, lots of roads and bad paths. Otherwise everything was lovely, not too warm and it was a pleasant ride.

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May 28, 2023,Lünen, Fredenbaumpark in Dortmund nach Hinrichenburg und zurück

A nice tour, please edit it again beforehand and avoid the main road

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September 3, 2021,3.9.21 Henrichenburg altes Schiffshebewerk

Followed by the Henrichenburg sign from the Preussenhafen. It didn't take long until the first full closure: so back, following the diversion signs ...
We continued along the DO Ems Canal to the second full closure, and the diversion sign on the ground must be seen first ...
Over the bridge and off to the other side. After 2 hours …

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