Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Herten (Westf)
Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Herten (Westf)
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Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT – König Ludwig Trail loop from Herten (Westf)
01:48
29.6km
120m
Cycling
Easy bike 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: May 23, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 128 m for 16 m
After 29.5 km for 16 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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2.88 km
Avenue of Change
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From the former Ewald coal mine over the site of the former Mine & Iron Mine and the Hassel Coking Plant. The avenue of change stands for technological innovation, new energies and climate protection. This is where the Ruhr area can be experienced as a pioneer of change.
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14.1 km
Herne East Lock
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15.0 km
Herner Meer
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15.0 km
König Ludwig Harbor
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The König-Ludwig-Trasse (KLT) is a former railway line in the Ruhr area in the cities of Castrop-Rauxel and Recklinghausen, which connected the mines König Ludwig I / II and IV / V with the coal loading port on the Rhine-Herne Canal in Pöppinghausen. The 2.5 km stretch from the port to Orthlohstraße was developed as a walkway and cycle path and was released on this section in December 2008. The route is to be rededicated up to its end at the Blumenthal dump in Oer-Erkenschwick.
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15.8 km
Rhine-Herne Canal - Start of the KLT
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The König Ludwig route is nearby. The route that has been completed so far starts in the south at the "Herner Meer", the port and lock area on the Rhine-Herne Canal in Castrop-Rauxel. It goes from the Rhine-Herne Canal (in Herne) on a former railway line to Recklinghausen Suderwich to the König Ludwig mine. The railway line is to be extended to Oer-Erkenschwick.
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16.3 km
König Ludwig Trail
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17.7 km
König-Ludwig Route
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The KLT Bahntrasse was extended by the new section from the Ortlohstraße in Recklinghausen to the Becklemer Busch (Horneburger Straße in Castrop-Rauxel.
The new section is completely asphalted and is about 7,0 km long.
In the final stage, the former mine railway line from the Rhine-Herne Canal to the Halde General Blumenthal in Oer-Erkenschwick lead and there connect to the Haard.
I drove on to the ship lift Henrichenburg.
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24.1 km
Blumenthal Colliery Rail Trail
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29.6 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.5 km
7.28 km
2.32 km
870 m
494 m
132 m
Surfaces
14.9 km
7.26 km
5.70 km
1.58 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
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