Adventure South Route

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Adventure South Route

Easy

4.6

(1645)

5,196

riders

Adventure South Route

00:58

16.5km

80m

Cycling

The same equation applies almost everywhere in the Ruhr area: north equals industry, south equals lovely nature. The east-west railway tracks often divided the urban areas into rich and poor, thus determining the cityscape and urban development in many places. Therefore, this tour today takes you not only in one…

by Visit Essen

Last updated: June 28, 2024

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.02 km for 55 m

Waypoints

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337 m

Deilbach Bridge and Deilbach Confluence

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The Deilbach is a twenty-one kilometer long left-hand tributary of the Ruhr.

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3.16 km

Marina Haus Scheppen

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Small harbor on the Baldeneysee, in the neighboring beer garden Haus Scheppen you can take a short break and enjoy hot and cold drinks. You can also get a snack here. Many bikers also meet here.

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5.01 km

View of Villa Hügel Over Lake Baldeney

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From the south bank of Lake Baldeney you have a beautiful view of Villa Hügel on the north bank and the sailing boats on the lake. The paths are very wide, but it can get quite crowded on the weekend.

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5.63 km

Haus am See at Lake Baldeney

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If you want to take a relaxing break at Lake Baldeney, then this is the place to go. Food and drinks on comfortable seating overlooking the lake on the Villa hill.

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6.76 km

Baldeneysee Weir

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Lake Baldeney near Essen-Werden is not only exceptionally beautiful, but also steeped in history. On the opposite slope is Villa Hügel, once the home of the Krupp family. Several books …

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7.28 km

Mayor's House Essen-Werden

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It stands there picturesquely, the villa in the classicist style at the very end of Werden's Heckstrasse. The house, in which the last mayor of Werden lived until the early …

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7.53 km

Haus Heck

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The entire street is beautiful with old Wilhelminian style houses.

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12.8 km

Nangijala bouldering area at Lake Baldeney

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Climbing outdoors. Between the lake and the Baldeneyer forest. Right on the bike path, a small path leads to the climbing wall. Keep your eyes open, otherwise you'll drive past. boulderglueck.wordpress.com/2015/06/05/bouldergebiet-nangijala-am-baldeneysee-essen

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16.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.2 km

1.56 km

1.55 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.0 km

306 m

241 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

8°C

87 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

July 28, 2022,Einmal um den Baldeneysee mit Villa Hügel

First cycled to Vohwinkel to the S Bahn. No problems with the elevator, you should either just stand in front or in the back with the bikes, there are only the bike racks. Take the S-Bahn to Essen Kupferdreh, from there the tour around Lake Baldeney starts.
I don't find the right side of the lake from Kupferdreh that attractive …

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September 25, 2022,COBI.Bike Sonntag, 25.09.22 - 13:53

A very nice loop around the lake with many opportunities for a break.

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June 15, 2025,Ruhrpott: Die ersten Meter - Baldeneysee und Werden

Today was our first ride in the Ruhr Valley, to explore the area a bit. From Kupferdreh, we cycled around Lake Baldeney to Werden. There was a lot going on in Werden today. All the shops were open, stalls were everywhere, and there was live music. The first impression of the cycling infrastructure is fantastic; everything is excellently signposted, and …

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June 8, 2024,Fahrradtour rund um den Baldeneysee

Great tour around the Baldeneysee. But it's actually always very nice there. The south side is a bit nicer for cycling because you ride closer to the water. Even at an early hour it was already pretty busy.
2 playgrounds for the little one were also built in. And of course there was an ice cream at the favorite stall …

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May 22, 2024

The same equation applies almost everywhere in the Ruhr area: north equals industry, south equals lovely nature. The east-west railway tracks often divided the urban areas into rich and poor, thus determining the cityscape and urban development in many places. Therefore, this tour today takes you not

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