Datteln-Hamm Canal – Beversee Nature Reserve loop from Lünen Hbf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Lünen

Datteln-Hamm Canal – Beversee Nature Reserve loop from Lünen Hbf

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Datteln-Hamm Canal – Beversee Nature Reserve loop from Lünen Hbf

01:39

27.4km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.89 km for 89 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.79 km

Viewpoint

5.94 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Mostly gravel and mostly easy to drive on.

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10.5 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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You can follow the canal for a while on the "towpath" and thus turn a hike into a circular tour.

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10.6 km

Beversee Nature Reserve

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Where nature meets industry

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12.2 km

View of Marina Rünthe and Heil Power Plant

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The Heil power plant, also known as the Bergkamen power plant, is located in the Heil district of Bergkamen on the Datteln-Hamm Canal. It is a hard coal power plant …

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12.7 km

View of the Lippe Meadows (Lippewiesen)

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It was really very nice there

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14.1 km

Lippe Weir in Werne

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Driving along the Lippe is always a special pleasure for me.
Unfortunately, this is only possible to a limited extent because not all paths are near the shore.
But through …

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14.3 km

Lippe Floodplain

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Beautiful for hiking - fine seating at the Natuwehr and also the Silberweiden-Aue is worth seeing.

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16.0 km

Historic Market Square, Werne

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Werne a beautiful little town in the southern Münsterland. In addition to the saline, there is still a lot of framework.

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27.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.20 km

8.70 km

6.16 km

3.04 km

192 m

149 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

7.76 km

3.77 km

1.20 km

118 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

8°C

70 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

June 27, 2026,Vom Aufgang der Sonne 🌇 bis zu meinem Niedergang 👇📉🥵

Tropical night. I sleep in the guest room in the cellar, but even there it's muggy at 23°. From 1 am I'm quite awake, at least awake enough to think: Now or never! 🚴
If I want to go out in this monkey heat, it has to be terrifyingly early 🕔
So I toss and turn for a few more …

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November 15, 2021,Auf der Suche......😏👎

......... for a mountain bike for my grandchild. Unfortunately nothing found, so keep looking.

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March 9, 2025,🚲 Tour am 09.03.2025 zur Alten Kaffeerösterei in Lünen und zurück

Nice tour and café with a cozy atmosphere, worth a visit again. Only the way back was peppered with several construction sites, which required a few detours.

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