Dragon Bridge Halde Hoheward – Ewald Mine headframes loop from Herne-Börnig

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Dragon Bridge Halde Hoheward – Ewald Mine headframes loop from Herne-Börnig

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Dragon Bridge Halde Hoheward – Ewald Mine headframes loop from Herne-Börnig

03:06

49.3km

300m

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 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 40.3 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.07 km

Dragon Bridge Halde Hoheward

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Very beautiful dragon bridge.

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10.1 km

Sundial Viewpoint, Hoheward Spoil Tip

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Breathtakingly beautiful view once you have reached the top. Take a look around the world and discover other heaps ;-) This is a huge area for hiking and cycling. Beautiful!

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10.9 km

Viewpoint

11.4 km

View of Halde Hoheward

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The dump Hoheward is a mining dump in the Ruhr area. It originated from the foundations of the Recklinghausen II colliery, the Ewald colliery and the General Blumenthal / Haard …

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12.8 km

Great view of all three winding towers of the Ewald mine:
- Winding tower of shaft 7 (double trestle)
- Winding tower of shaft 1 (Malokow tower)
- Winding tower of shaft 2 (two-storey single-strut box profile)

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14.2 km

Hertener Emscherbruch

Nature Reserve

14.9 km

Emscherbruch mit Ewaldsee

Nature Reserve

16.6 km

Resser Mark Forest

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Nice mood in late summer

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23.0 km

The Archway in Schievenviertel

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The Schievenviertel was created in 1912-14 as a garden city with varied buildings and different house types.

More information: gelsenkirchener-geschichten.de/wiki/Schievenviertel

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42.7 km

König Ludwig Trail

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The König-Ludwig-Trasse is a beautiful railway cycle path in Recklinghausen. There are always relics from the coal mining era along the way.

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44.0 km

Rhein-Herne Canal

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Every canal in Europe is easy to navigate. In Germany, they are under the control of the shipping authorities. There are so-called "commercial routes of the authority" along the canals everywhere.

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49.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.5 km

10.6 km

10.4 km

4.10 km

633 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

10.3 km

6.22 km

4.50 km

993 m

872 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

May 10, 2024,Eine Kulturrunde 🚲 im Revier ⚒️

I finally made it and drove through the area. A very varied tour with many interesting places and corners in the area. The view from a slag heap in the area is something special. The old 🚆 railway lines are also a lot of fun to drive. And seeing an old mine in front of you is a real highlight. …

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