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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ewald Mine headframes – The Archway in Schievenviertel loop from Herne-Börnig

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ewald Mine headframes – The Archway in Schievenviertel loop from Herne-Börnig

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Ewald Mine headframes – The Archway in Schievenviertel loop from Herne-Börnig

03:05

49.0km

290m

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: May 16, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.7 km for 21 m

After 40.5 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.95 km

Dragon Bridge at Hoheward Spoil Heap

Highlight • Bridge

At the entrance to the Hoheward heap, you will be greeted by a dragon: its steel head rises 18 meters and the bridge railing rests against the ribs of the …

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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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12.7 km

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

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Until the late 1990s, it was one of the largest mines in Germany. Today it is a future location, a place for art and culture and the largest slag heap landscape in Europe.

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13.1 km

Ewald Mine headframes

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Large area, with dumps containing highlights and colliery grounds with interesting buildings and locations.

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13.2 km

Ewald Colliery

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The site of the former Ewald colliery has been extensively repaired in recent years. A large commercial area has arisen next to it, but the old industrial architecture clearly stands …

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14.5 km

Hertener Emscherbruch

Nature Reserve

15.1 km

Emscherbruch mit Ewaldsee

Nature Reserve

16.8 km

Resser Mark Forest

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Nice mood in late summer

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23.3 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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48.3 km

Teutoburgia Wald

Forest

49.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.7 km

9.95 km

6.98 km

6.56 km

724 m

115 m

Surfaces

27.5 km

9.45 km

5.90 km

4.38 km

1.04 km

694 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Ewald Mine headframes – The Archway in Schievenviertel loop from Herne-Börnig

Dragon Bridge at Hoheward Spoil Heap

Sundial Viewpoint, Hoheward Spoil Tip

View of Halde Hoheward

View of Ewald Colliery (Zeche Ewald)

Ewald Mine headframes

Ewald Colliery

Resser Mark Forest

The Archway in Schievenviertel

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