Lünen City Port – Waltrop Colliery loop from Preußen

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Lünen

Lünen City Port – Waltrop Colliery loop from Preußen

Moderate

4.3

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120

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Lünen City Port – Waltrop Colliery loop from Preußen

02:14

35.6km

190m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2 m for 10 m

After 5.37 km for 13 m

After 35.6 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.89 km

Bahnbusch

Forest

3.97 km

Lünen City Port

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Here you have to drive on the right side, the city harbor side is not passable ...

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4.48 km

Dortmunder Straße Bridge Over the Datteln-Hamm Canal

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Dortmunder Str. bridge over the Datteln-Hamm canal.

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8.32 km

Rest Area by the Lippe

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This beautiful rest area is located on the Lippe and invites you to linger with a sunbathing bench.

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9.98 km

Alter Mühlensee

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Old mill lake of Buddenburg.

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16.6 km

Halde Brockenscheidt with gauge tower - Waltrop colliery

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The Spurwerk tower is a work by artist Jan Bormann, who built the tower from 1,000 meters of track planks, as were once used in mining. The spoil heap invites …

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17.0 km

Waltrop Colliery

Highlight • Historical Site

This is an example of how a former colliery site has been converted into an industrial park. Many old buildings have been preserved and repurposed. A visit is worthwhile for a glimpse into old times.

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21.0 km

Groppenbruch

Nature Reserve

21.6 km

Groppenbruch Spoil Heap

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Once you have made the climb up here, you will be rewarded with a beautiful and interesting view of the surrounding area. But the vegetation on the heap itself is …

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33.0 km

Gahmener Wald Trails and Deer Enclosure

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The Gahmen Forest, a trail - insider tip?

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35.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

6.36 km

6.20 km

5.85 km

3.75 km

Surfaces

15.1 km

8.96 km

4.37 km

3.31 km

2.85 km

984 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

February 12, 2023,WWBT Lünen Dynamic Four on the road again with spring time temperatures 🚵🏽‍♀️🚵🏽‍♀️🚵🏽‍♀️🚵🏽‍♀️🍀🍀🍀🍀

felt it was spring today!!!!!!!!! Very relaxed tour with you!!!!!!!!

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February 12, 2023,WWBT Lünen 2023 - 38km

Nice round with nice people, great organization and delicious sausage...

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February 16, 2025,WWBT 2025 RSV Lippe 23 Lünen

Today I cycled with Heike in a relaxed manner, stopping to take photos and chat with nice people. One was particularly long, at least 20 minutes. The weather was fantastic, but even after the short tour I was somehow exhausted. On Monday I dragged myself to work and when I finished work I could hardly walk. I froze in the …

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