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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Restored Emscher – Renatured Emscher loop from Dortmund West

Routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Restored Emscher – Renatured Emscher loop from Dortmund West

Easy

9

riders

Restored Emscher – Renatured Emscher loop from Dortmund West

01:21

24.7km

140m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 24, 2026

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Mastbruch - Rahmer Wald

Dellwiger Bachtal

Hallerey

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Start point

Train Station

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4.64 km

Restored Emscher

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It is wonderful to observe how the Emscher is finding its way back to nature bit by bit from tour to tour.

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5.39 km

Renatured Emscher

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At this point in Deusen, with a view from the Emscher Bridge, you can clearly see how the former sewer has become a natural river again.

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5.44 km

I think every MTB fan from the area has already done a few laps here

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5.89 km

Emscher River at Deusen

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The Emscherweg, in summer 2017 still on further distance construction site in the context of the renaturation measures of the Emscher, is on the finished pieces a with Trekkingrädern and …

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6.17 km

Gravel Path Between Fields

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This gravel path currently leads between the main road and the Emscher cycle path between flowering fields

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9.59 km

Westhusen Castle

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It was built in the first half of the 14th century by Gerlach Specke (also Speke written), a member of the family von Bodelschwingh, then came by marriage first to …

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16.4 km

Mergelkopfweg Forest Path

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21.8 km

Great view over the lake in the Hallerey nature reserve with its many birds.

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24.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.30 km

6.16 km

5.20 km

3.09 km

2.94 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.6 km

5.53 km

3.90 km

2.05 km

1.43 km

223 m

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