Duisburg-Ruhrort Harbor – Horst-Schimanski Alley (Duisburg-Ruhrort) loop from Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Duisburg-Ruhrort Harbor – Horst-Schimanski Alley (Duisburg-Ruhrort) loop from Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt

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Duisburg-Ruhrort Harbor – Horst-Schimanski Alley (Duisburg-Ruhrort) loop from Museum der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt

01:18

4.99km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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958 m

Historic Port Steam Crane Duisburg-Ruhrort

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The last port crane with steam power shines in fresh blue after the restoration. Booms, steam boilers, turning and lifting mechanisms are derusted and protected for the next decades.

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1.02 km

Vinckekanal and museum ship Oscar Huber

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The Ruhrort harbor was founded in 1716 and expanded over the centuries. Today museum ships are moored here, but the port is still actively in operation as part of the largest inland port in the world: duisport.de/unternehmen/unsere-geschichte

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1.09 km

Duisburg-Ruhrort Harbor

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Was on the way to the Mammoth March

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1.10 km

Echo of Poseidon Sculpture

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Markus Lüpertz's 10-meter-high sculpture has stood on Mercator Island since 2016. The sculpture was welded together from 75 units to mark the 300th anniversary of the port.

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1.10 km

Zum HÜBI

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The (cult) pub at the harbor
For more information, see here: zum-huebi.de

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1.11 km

Horst-Schimanski Alley (Duisburg-Ruhrort)

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Here you can walk in the footsteps of Schimmi and Thanner ... and it is also nice to hike between the Rhine and the Ruhr ...

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2.38 km

Mercator Island

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... with Poseidon on the island. 😉

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2.42 km

The Echo of Poseidon

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“Echo des Poseidon” is the name of the ten-meter-high work of art, which shows the five-meter-high head of the Greek god looking west over the Rhine.

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4.99 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.72 km

1.83 km

163 m

138 m

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.77 km

1.45 km

554 m

213 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

December 22, 2022,Feierabend Runde in Duisburg

Today we did a little round to the Mercator Island in Duisburg after work. Past the Echo of Poseidon over the Friedrich Ebert Bridge and back again at the harbour.

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