View of the Lippe Floodplains – View of the Lippesee Wetlands loop from St. Ludgerus

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Kreis Wesel

Schermbeck

View of the Lippe Floodplains – View of the Lippesee Wetlands loop from St. Ludgerus

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View of the Lippe Floodplains – View of the Lippesee Wetlands loop from St. Ludgerus

03:12

52.2km

110m

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 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Lippeaue

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.92 km

Peddlenberg Rest Area on the Former Hamburg-Venlo Railway

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This route is always worth it. 25 km of pure nature and hardly anything going on

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10.2 km

Old railroad line

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Surprisingly, this well-developed former railway line (Haltern - Wesel - Venlo) is very easy to drive on. You drive on the natural ground almost like on asphalt.

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25.9 km

View of the Lippe Floodplains

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Estuary of the Lippe into the Reihn

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26.6 km

View of the Lippesee Wetlands

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Here it is about quieter than usual in the area. The area is used by many water and waders to forage. If you are lucky you might see a deer

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36.6 km

Cycle Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The Wesel-Datteln Canal (WDK, water body number: 75101) is a federal waterway in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia and, after the Rhine, the busiest waterway in Germany. The shipping canal runs through the northern Ruhr area and connects the Rhine River near Wesel with the Dortmund-Ems Canal at the Datteln waterway junction. The 60 km long canal runs parallel to the south of the Lippe in its immediate vicinity.

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43.1 km

View of the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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If you sit on a gravel suitable racer, it is worth taking the path on the canal.

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48.7 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The tour along the Lippe or the Wesel-Datteln Canal is highly recommended. Very good cycle paths right next to the water and interesting stops along the way!

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51.2 km

Schermbeck village center and pond

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The municipality of Schermbeck lies between the Lower Rhine region and the Westphalian Münsterland in the north-west of North Rhine-Westphalia. The municipality in the district of Wesel belongs to the administrative district of Düsseldorf and is a member of the Euregio Rhein-Waal.

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52.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.4 km

16.4 km

8.11 km

3.96 km

375 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

20.7 km

5.23 km

2.95 km

2.20 km

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

73 %

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Comments

September 8, 2024,Dorsten- Lippe - Lippeauen - Rhein - Wesel-Dattel-Kanal - Dorsten

Flat, almost continuously beautiful cycle paths - you could also cycle back from Wesel to Dorsten along the DE canal, very beautiful but bad route

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September 5, 2021,Schermbeck-Wesel Rhein-Wesel Datteln Kanal-Gahlen

My conclusion is split.
From Schermbeck to Wesel you can drive well (shady) on the former railway line. At km 18 we drove on a path (rather a path) (see picture) that is not even shown on the map. Better to drive around. The section through Wesel to the Rhine ... not really sparkling. The Rhine and the Lippeauen are …

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July 11, 2022,Über den Bahndamm nach Wesel, am Kanal zurück.

Although "back on the canal" is not quite correct, because from the Hünxer lock I followed the Gahlener Straße, which has a good cycle path. The paths directly on the canal are in a terrible state on both sides - at least between Gahlen and the end of the WDK.

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August 18, 2023,E-Bike Runde von Friedrichsfeld aus

After my workday I went shopping and then got on my bike. Actually, I wanted to use the thwart on the lip, but there is currently so much water in the lip and the current is so strong that you have no chance of getting the ferry to the shore on your own. There is a loose 2m missing. So …

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February 28, 2022,Von Schermbeck zu 🏰 Gartrop, Lohberg ⚒4, zur Lippemündung an den Rhein und auf der Wesel-Haltern Bahntrasse zurück

This time I started the tour in Schermbeck. On the way to the mouth of the Lippe I wanted to see Gartrop Castle, Lohberg shaft 4 and the Krudenburg.
At Hünxe there is currently a construction site on the canal bridge and so crossing there was not possible. Then I am along the Wesel-Datteln Canal in the direction of Wesel. …

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April 27, 2025,Natur pur 🌳🌲☘️Schermbeck-Wesel; Waldradeln an der Lippe 💋entlang

First of all: Fck the city of Wesel. I specifically waited until the Quertreiber ferry was in the water from Easter, as announced. Then I googled it, and yes, the ferry is now operating until 2025.... Then you arrive at the Lippe, and the ferry is closed 😡🤬. Of course, there must be a reason, usually it's the current, or …

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