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Kettwig's Historic Old Town – Mintard Bridge loop from Essen-Stadtwald

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kettwig's Historic Old Town – Mintard Bridge loop from Essen-Stadtwald

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Kettwig's Historic Old Town – Mintard Bridge loop from Essen-Stadtwald

01:49

37.8km

270m

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: March 23, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.29 km

Heissiwald

Forest

5.18 km

Gustav Heinemann Bridge

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he first bridge, of some of the predecessor structures of today's Gustav-Heinemann-Bridge, at this point over the Ruhr, was already mentioned in a document in 1065. In 1642 and again in 1752, the Werdener bridge was destroyed by floods, mostly snow melt water from the Sauerland, the source and tributary area of the Ruhr. On the predecessor bridges, which were probably otherwise little decorated, there was also a Ruhr or Brücktor, similar to a city gate, on the predecessor of the Königsbrücke on the east side towards the city.

The steel King's Bridge, built in 1853/1854, was specially designed for a higher load-bearing capacity for future motor vehicle traffic and was therefore superior to its predecessors in terms of stability thanks to the stone stream piers. In honor of Kaiser Wilhelm I., a statue made by the Werden sculptor Wilhelm Albermann was unveiled as a memorial on one of the three river pillars in 1884. In 1891 the statues, also created by Wilhelm Albermann, by Helmuth von Moltke and Otto von Bismarck, followed on the other two river pillars of the Königsbrücke. The three statues were not erected when the new bridge was built, but have been preserved to this day and are located in Dückerpark in Werden. The Dückerpark, on Dückerstraße, is a former Werden cemetery (1824-1875) on which some of Werden's city personalities (e.g.: the building historian Prof. Wilhelm Effmann, relatives of the sculptor Wilhelm Albermann, cloth manufacturer Johann(es) Forstmann, cloth manufacturer Matthias Wiese, Wilhelm Mintrop, known as Schulte Barkhoven and the Baedeker family known in Essen) were laid to rest. The three statues made of Ruhr sandstone were included in the monument list of the city of Essen in 1986 as a movable monument.
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Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav-Heinemann-Br%C3%BCcke_(Essen)

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10.6 km

Kettwig Rowing Club on the Ruhr

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12.3 km

Kettwig's Historic Old Town

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Here you roll over the Ruhr bridge in Essen Kettwig. Out of the city you are super fast in the countryside. The city of Kettwig is really worth a stop. Old half-timbered houses, winding streets and all sorts of opportunities to stop in any case to take a break. Food Kettwig is definitely one of the most beautiful cities in the pot!

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13.6 km

Ruhr Cycle Route — Mintard to Kettwig

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On weekends when the weather is nice, I would take the country road a little further away, as it can get very busy there.

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16.5 km

Mintard Bridge

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Shooting Mintarder Straße with the RR is always nice. Can be very crowded on weekends in good weather. During the week at rush hour anyway.

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18.5 km

View of the Mintard Ruhr Valley Bridge

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22.9 km

Fossil Trail

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Always lots of pedestrians and e-bikers. No stretch of road to speed up.

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24.8 km

RS1 Bridge over the Ruhr in Mülheim

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rs1.ruhr/radschnellweg-ruhr-rs1/news-rs1-in-muelheim.html
Until recently it was said here: down from the RS1. Now it goes directly over to the other shore.
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37.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

7.35 km

3.02 km

1.38 km

436 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.2 km

4.33 km

3.62 km

1.34 km

272 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Kettwig's Historic Old Town – Mintard Bridge loop from Essen-Stadtwald

Gustav Heinemann Bridge

Kettwig Rowing Club on the Ruhr

Kettwig's Historic Old Town

Ruhr Cycle Route — Mintard to Kettwig

Mintard Bridge

View of the Mintard Ruhr Valley Bridge

Fossil Trail

RS1 Bridge over the Ruhr in Mülheim

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