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Historic Towpath on the Ruhr

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Historic Towpath on the Ruhr

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  • Location: Hattingen, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    December 9, 2020

    Mountain biking

    So-called towpaths used to be laid along rivers in order to pull small barges upriver with horses or other draft animals. You can easily imagine that it was a backbreaking job when you bump your (gravel) bike over the rough cobblestones. Still worth seeing and driving and a real detour into the (industrial) history of the Ruhr.
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    August 10, 2025

    Mountain biking

    Nice cobblestones, you get a good shake :-)
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    August 9, 2020

    Mountain biking

    Roughly paved part of the historic towpath. Only for hikers and MTBs.
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    Distance 833 m

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    Location: Hattingen, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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