Totem Poles on Halde Haniel – Halde Haniel Mountain Arena loop from Halde Haniel

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Totem Poles on Halde Haniel – Halde Haniel Mountain Arena loop from Halde Haniel

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Totem Poles on Halde Haniel – Halde Haniel Mountain Arena loop from Halde Haniel

03:29

10.1km

320m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 3.11 km for 50 m

After 3.29 km for 91 m

After 3.53 km for 230 m

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2.58 km

Totem Poles on Halde Haniel

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On top of the Haldenkuppe, an open amphitheater in the Greek style was created from mountain material. It offers space for 800 visitors and was opened in 1999. Great view of the area.

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2.94 km

Shearer loader at the mining cross path at Halde Haniel

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Small scraper. The coal was mined from the seam with such rollers underground.

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3.10 km

Mine Cage (Way of the Cross Station)

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The conveyor basket is part of the Way of the Cross. At each stop along the way, in addition to the biblical story, there is also a technical part of the mine.

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3.20 km

Cable pulley – Station 7 of the Mining Way of the Cross at the Haniel spoil heap

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Small rope pulley. The conveyor cable ran over such pulleys. Conveyor baskets were attached to it, with which material could be transported vertically up and down.

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3.29 km

Doorframe Support (Mining Support Structure)

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The door frame extension is one of the oldest constructions for supporting the "ceiling" underground (mining: 'hanging'). Here you can see a later specimen made of metal, earlier they were made of wood.

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3.44 km

Mining Sliding Arch (Gleitbogen) in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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Such metal arches were used to support tunnels underground. Sliding bends were mostly used for mining routes. These were used to transport people, material, ore and to supply fresh air (mining: 'ventilation')

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3.53 km

Bergekasten on the Halde Haniel Cross Path

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This is not art, but technical parts of the colliery that are explained at each station of the Way of the Cross.

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4.77 km

Bergarena (no longer exists)

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As of July 2026:

The mountain theater or amphitheater has been removed and instead there is only a large flat area.
No idea what will come there instead.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.61 km

3.20 km

1.90 km

363 m

Surfaces

5.08 km

4.24 km

396 m

363 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

January 22, 2023,Halde Haniel 😍🥾💨

one of my favorite places... with my pocket heart 🍀💚

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February 26, 2023,Tour 6: Rund um die Halde Haniel 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳

A very nice tour from the book Hiking for the soul Ruhr area. Even though I've been to the Halde Haniel many times, it's always nice to walk the Way of the Cross and enjoy the view from above. A round through the NSG Koellnischer Wald always rounds off the visit well. The tour from the book shows you both.

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October 11, 2021,Halde Haniel

If life sucks, sprinkle glitter on it. Glitter was gone, unfortunately, so I went hiking. The heap had been on the program for a long time and since the weather was getting better and better, I started towards the heap. A nice walk to the top, a great view and the silence did very well.

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December 25, 2021,... Halden⚒️Runde 🌬❄🥶🌤🎅🧣🧤🤩

... the "classic" ⚒️🤘🏻😁 before we fill our stomachs quickly up the Halde-Haniel, in this sense ... HAPPINESS ⚒️ and MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄🎅🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏼

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March 6, 2024,Seltsam im Nebel ...auf Halde Haniel

Beautiful quiet heap climb. Very special atmosphere with the poem by Hermann Hesse in the heart: "Strange to wander in the fog..."

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September 23, 2021,OB Halde Haniel Kreuzweg, Bergarena, Ausstellung Ibarrola 23.09.2021 15:52

Hiking stop on the way to Duisburg. Between km 4.0 and 4.8 we accidentally got onto a mountain bike route - you don't necessarily have to imitate it ...

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January 16, 2025,Halde Haniel "hoch gelaufen und runter gerutscht"

A spontaneous lunch break tour 🤣😁🤬.....quickly up the Haniel spoil heap (to get a geocache) and then back down...so we put on our freshly washed hiking pants and my wife was able to test out her new hiking boots...after 10 minutes we realized that it wasn't a good idea today and we were completely covered in dirt after the first …

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November 3, 2024,... Prosper Haniel ⚒️ Kreuzweg, Halde, Wald 🌳🍃🍁und Bergwerk. S☀️nntagsspaziergang 😎🙋🏼‍♂️🙋🏼‍♀️

I don't know how many times I've said it today🤣: WHAT GREAT WEATHER 😃☀️☀️😎
Since I was already out on my bike for a bit this morning 🚴🏼🚴🏼‍♂️👍🏼, a walk was on the agenda. It's nice when you have a dump⚒️ on your doorstep😊, Haniel is always a good option. The parking lot was overcrowded and it didn't look any …

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