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North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Voerde (Niederrhein)

Wesel-Datteln Canal – Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock loop from Kreis Wesel

Bike touring routes & trails

North Rhine-Westphalia

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Voerde (Niederrhein)

Wesel-Datteln Canal – Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock loop from Kreis Wesel

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Wesel-Datteln Canal – Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock loop from Kreis Wesel

01:56

29.6km

40m

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 11, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.7 km for 59 m

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5.27 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal

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11.4 km

Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The Lower Rhine is always nice to look at ....

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13.1 km

Cycle Path Along the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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the bike path on the canal is no longer the best, but on this side you can ride in the shade along the canal and have pure nature

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13.9 km

Bridge Over the Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The new bridge over the WDK near Hünxe.

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15.1 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal

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The Wesel Datteln Canal has its roots in coal mining: it was inaugurated in 1930 and served primarily as a waterway for mining. The canal connects the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal at Datteln …

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18.0 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 …

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25.8 km

Wesel-Datteln Canal Lock

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The double lock on the Wesel-Datteln-Kanal is the first station for ships coming from the Rhine into the secondary canal system.

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27.8 km

View of the Rheinvorland between Mehrum and Emmelsum

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Great view. Really beautiful landscape.

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29.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

5.86 km

3.76 km

680 m

449 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

7.41 km

4.26 km

2.71 km

555 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 30 May

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16°C

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