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Towpath along the Ruhr – Kemnader See Weir loop from Wasserstraße

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Towpath along the Ruhr – Kemnader See Weir loop from Wasserstraße

Moderate

4.6

(141)

1,425

riders

Towpath along the Ruhr – Kemnader See Weir loop from Wasserstraße

01:35

37.4km

200m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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After 29.5 km for 298 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.40 km

Weitmar Castle Bridge

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The castle bridge is great. Below leads the Springorumradweg, which later becomes the coal railway.
Cross the bridge to Weitmar Castle and the park, which is also crossed by many cycle paths. From here you can drive in the direction of the city center, or in the direction of the Ruhr.

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9.74 km

Ruhr Valley Between Hattingen and Bochum-Dahlhausen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Although I'm not exactly at home in this corner of Germany, but I can only recommend the Ruhrtalradweg.
In particular, I drove the piece between Essen Kettwig and Hattingen. If you think about what is happening around a traffic around, so this bike path is the purest recreation.
Thanks mainly to good road conditions, it is no problem with racing bikes.
If you want you can also settle in one of the many beer gardens and cafes and enjoy the great panorama.
Very well you can include the Ruhrtalradweg also in other bike paths, so that you get a nice big loop mostly without car traffic. (Nordbahntrasse, Kohlenbahntrasse and Niederbergbahn Panoramatrasse)

So long speech, short story. Top - from me a big thumbs up!

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13.9 km

Towpath along the Ruhr

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The Ruhr is here, just south of the weir in Hattingen, very beautiful. The groynes are flat and have a pebble beach, where in good weather both humans and cow cool off. The bike path is good to drive, if you make something narrow, and interrupted by several cow barriers.

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16.5 km

Ruhr Waterfalls at Hattingen

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It's worth getting off your bike here and listening to the rushing of the Ruhr for a while. Two small but wide steps ensure that the water of the Ruhr falls from one basin to the next at this point. The waterfalls offer a beautiful backdrop for a short rest.

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20.5 km

Rauendahler Wald

Forest

23.2 km

Ruhraue Stiepel Riverside Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

formerly Rumpelpfad, now well asphalted and widened

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25.5 km

Kemnader See Weir

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Very nice cycle path around the Kemnader Lake, asphalted and partly with three separate paths for pedestrians, skaters and cyclists. Good starting point for a ride along the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path. From here to the Baldeney Lake in Essen it is about 70 kilometers back.

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25.8 km

Kemnader Lake – Bochum Side

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I prefer the Bochum side of Lake Kemander with a racing bike, as the paths are better than on the southern, Witten side.

Can be easily combined with tours on the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path (i.e. further along the Ruhr towards Hattingen), or south towards Sprockhövel.

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29.7 km

Kemnader Lake

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Incidentally, it is also worthwhile in winter :-D

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37.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

5.46 km

1.81 km

1.39 km

375 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.1 km

1.88 km

891 m

275 m

227 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

16°C

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September 12, 2025,Welcome weekend 🍀

Saw the little hummingbird hawk-moths for the first time in Germany. Right on my doorstep.

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Towpath along the Ruhr – Kemnader See Weir loop from Wasserstraße

Weitmar Castle Bridge

Ruhr Valley Between Hattingen and Bochum-Dahlhausen

Towpath along the Ruhr

Ruhr Waterfalls at Hattingen

Ruhraue Stiepel Riverside Path

Kemnader See Weir

Kemnader Lake – Bochum Side

Kemnader Lake

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