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Old Towpath Along the Ruhr – Ruhr Meadows loop from Ruhraue Stiepel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Old Towpath Along the Ruhr – Ruhr Meadows loop from Ruhraue Stiepel

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147

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Old Towpath Along the Ruhr – Ruhr Meadows loop from Ruhraue Stiepel

02:02

7.89km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Ruhraue Stiepel

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Start point

Bus stop

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871 m

Towpath at Ruhraue Stiepel

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Not recommended during floods.

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1.64 km

Blankenstein Lock

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The lock system, built in 1777/78, is a listed building and is part of the Route of Industrial Culture. The following can be read on the information board: "In 1835, …

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1.83 km

Historic towpath at Ruhraue Stiepel

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On the old towpath, the ships were pulled up by horses against the current Ruhr.

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2.87 km

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

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A very nice stretch of road between Kemnader Lake and the old lock system.
Not only a beautiful view up to Blankenstein Castle.

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3.16 km

Old Towpath Along the Ruhr

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Very beautiful landscape. Nice stopover for hikes or bike tours on the Ruhr.

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4.38 km

Ruhr Meadows

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Which is reassuring: in the event of a flood there are no bad consequences at this point

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5.97 km

View of Blankenstein Castle and the Ruhr Valley

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Great hiking tour on the water

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7.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.54 km

2.24 km

1.04 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

4.63 km

2.35 km

813 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

31°C

22°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2023,Tour entlang des Leinpfads ab Stiepel

What a historic hike. I've been to the Kemnader reservoir many times, but this route was new to me. We started at the beautiful old Stiepel village church and past the cemetery, where we learned something about the last cable car. Along the towpath we learned something about shipping on this part of the Ruhr from the “Schiffsknecht, Fuhrmann and …

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October 24, 2021,Ruhr Spaziergang Bochum

A wonderful round in the best 🍂 autumn weather!

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Old Towpath Along the Ruhr – Ruhr Meadows loop from Ruhraue Stiepel

Towpath at Ruhraue Stiepel

Blankenstein Lock

Historic towpath at Ruhraue Stiepel

View of the River Ruhr and Blankenstein Castle

Old Towpath Along the Ruhr

Ruhr Meadows

View of Blankenstein Castle and the Ruhr Valley

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