Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

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Schulenberg Tunnel – Glückauf Trail loop from Essen-Kupferdreh

02:52

43.9km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 13, 2026

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Ruhraue Hattingen Winz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.37 km

The Ruhr at Isenberg near Hattingen

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also a beautiful section, the Ruhrbogen

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10.2 km

Schulenberg Tunnel

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The Schulenberg tunnel in Hattingen is an old railway tunnel that connected Hattingen to Wuppertal via the coal railway. Today the coal railway cycle route runs there and the tunnel …

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12.9 km

Kohlenbahn Rail Trail

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The cycle path on a railway line connects Hattingen with Wuppertal and leads southwards with a slight incline through the beautiful hilly low mountain range landscape of the northern Bergisches …

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13.5 km

Stone Arch Bridge on Glückauftrasse

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Newly paved bike path 👍🏻

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15.0 km

Glückauf Trail

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The Glückauf route (former coal railway) is the longest continuous railway line between Hattingen and Wuppertal

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21.5 km

Glückauf-Trasse Pathway

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One of the most beautiful routes

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23.3 km

Kreßsieper Weg Along the Felderbach

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Beautiful section through the valley, along the Felderbach.

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38.2 km

Deilbachtal Cycle Path

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The cycle path through the Deilbachtal was only recently opened. It is the most beautiful connection from Lake Baldeney in Kupferdreh to Kidney. From there it's easy to go to …

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43.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.1 km

9.91 km

5.74 km

5.48 km

2.40 km

241 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.1 km

10.8 km

500 m

358 m

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

64 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

October 27, 2022,Hattinger Hügelland, Rundkurs mit kl. Hindernissen

This round trip confused me twice:
When I reached the road construction site at the new roundabout on Wuppertaler Straße in Niedersprockhövel, which had been going on for years, I couldn't go any further: the cycle path was over! I had overlooked the sign "No passage for cyclists (also for pedestrians)" and a "detour sign" was not in sight far …

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June 20, 2025,Radtour Elfringhauser Schweiz zur Ruhr (von Hattingen aus) 20.06.25

Summary of a challenging and varied bike tour:

I started by taking the Glück-Auf route from Hattingen up to Schee. Then I crossed the Felderbachtal valley, a nice downhill stretch with only a short stretch on the country road.

I followed the Felderbachtal valley along the Kressiepener Weg. Finally, I left the asphalt behind and entered the forest.

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November 4, 2024,91/24: Herbstrunde: Glückauftrasse, Leinpfad, Baldenysee, Deilbachtal

This splendor of colors at this time of year in this weather... a dream!!! 🤗
As I had to work at the weekend, I took advantage of the great weather today and drove a well-known route (with a small shortcut just before Steele, but it's not really worth it 🙃).
It's good to see that the path along the Ruhr …

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May 20, 2024,Fahrradtour Elfringhauser Schweiz

Bike tour with friends and therefore not many photos of a very nice ride, unless you're a flat biker. We were able to get through the heavy downpour🌧🌧 in between with a stop for refreshments and stay relatively dry. Then the sun came out. 🌞

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June 2, 2023,230602-1500 Glück auf und ab in Elfringhausen

The tour into the weekend of the local group Hattingen on June 2nd led over the Glückauftrasse to Fahrentrappe and Felderbachstraße, kidney court and school mountain road. Participants were Christian, Ilse, Meinolf, Rüdiger and Walli as well as tour guide Peter. Biobiker Christian mastered the driving trape with ease. Stop at the Wünnerhof.

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July 28, 2024,Dilldorf-Deilbachtal- Glückauftrasse- Schulenbergtunnel

After a short walk on the road from Dilldorf through the industrial area, you reach the Deilbach cycle path. A great path through nature and well developed. It ends at Nierenhof train station. From there we cycled through Elfringhauser Schweiz, constantly uphill and downhill to Schee on the quiet country road. From Schee I cycled the Glückauftrasse for the first …

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