Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Muttenbach Trail – Margarethe Shaft, Muttental loop from Hardenstein

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Witten

Muttenbach Trail – Margarethe Shaft, Muttental loop from Hardenstein

Easy

4.6

(99)

411

hikers

Muttenbach Trail – Margarethe Shaft, Muttental loop from Hardenstein

01:21

4.91km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Hardenstein

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

298 m

Muttenbach Trail

Highlight • Trail

South of Witten the Muttenbach flows through a tranquil valley, which is ideal for hiking due to its idyll and silence. But the wild romanticism of the valley, the forests …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

905 m

Margarethe Shaft, Muttental

Highlight • Historical Site

Good starting point for hikes in the Muttental. Near the parking lot is the old Margarete shaft (with information boards).

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.09 km

View of Hardenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

the ruin is lavishly lit at night ... A beautiful photo motif ...

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.33 km

Dünkelberg Quarry with Hindenburg Relief

Highlight • Natural Monument

Dünkelberg quarry, in this quarry the Dünkelberg company extracted clay stone for the production of bricks between 1897 and 1963.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.39 km

Adit portal of the Aufgottgewagt mine

Highlight • Historical Site

A coal mine that was not registered in the post-war period.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.53 km

Miners’ Prayer House, Witten

Highlight • Historical Site

The prayer house in the lower Muttental is the last of its kind in the Ruhr area. In the early Ruhr mining they were widespread and fulfilled several functions: as …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.56 km

Muttenbach

Highlight • River

This stream is perfect for a short break including coffee and cake from the prayer house restaurant. Children are also super busy as there is a small dam to play with.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.28 km

Muttenbach Stream

Highlight • River

The Muttenbach is a just under 7½ kilometre long, southern and left-bank tributary of the Ruhr in the south of the city of Witten in North Rhine-Westphalia between the districts …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.91 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.71 km

987 m

813 m

343 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.02 km

1.39 km

102 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

37°C

21°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

4.8

6,060

BaldeneySteig

07:44h

27.5km

520m

Hard

4.7

1,395

Pro Route – Tag der Steige 2026

10:00h

35.8km

690m

Hard

4.6

1,812

ZollvereinSteig

06:57h

26.6km

200m

Hard

4.4

1,121

DeilbachSteig

09:33h

33.7km

730m

Moderate

4.7

1,352

LandStreifer Oer-Erkenschwick "Haard an der Grenze"

02:59h

11.4km

80m

Easy

4.6

1,638

Wasserweg Trail

01:10h

4.44km

40m

Moderate

4.6

1,220

Circular hiking trails Wuppertal - Ronsdorf Reservoir

02:33h

9.21km

160m

Moderate

4.6

787

Old town route – Kettwiger PanoramaSteig side loop

03:08h

11.3km

190m

Easy

4.6

597

Bergbauwanderweg Muttental M2

01:34h

5.59km

110m

Moderate

4.3

471

Castles route – Kettwiger PanoramaSteig side loop

02:39h

9.39km

200m

Easy

4.4

367

Village route – BaldeneySteig side loop

01:48h

6.87km

50m

Moderate

4.7

4,582

View of Am Schnüber – Felderbachtal Nature Reserve loop from Felderbachtal

02:24h

8.60km

160m

Muttenbach Trail – Margarethe Shaft, Muttental loop from Hardenstein

Muttenbach Trail

Margarethe Shaft, Muttental

View of Hardenstein Castle

Dünkelberg Quarry with Hindenburg Relief

Adit portal of the Aufgottgewagt mine

Miners’ Prayer House, Witten

Muttenbach

Muttenbach Stream

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️