Rhein-Herne Canal – Stadthafen Recklinghausen loop from Schloss Strünkede
Rhein-Herne Canal – Stadthafen Recklinghausen loop from Schloss Strünkede
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Rhein-Herne Canal – Stadthafen Recklinghausen loop from Schloss Strünkede
01:41
6.62km
20m
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: May 6, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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1.90 km
Rhein-Herne Canal
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2.83 km
Herne East Lock
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4.58 km
Former Herne West Lock, North Side
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5.28 km
Geometric Deer Sculpture at Stadthafen Recklinghausen
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5.40 km
VEW Substation Recklinghausen
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Located at the edge of the city on the banks of the Emscher and the Rhine-Herne canal, the plant comprised five buildings at the time: a 110,000 volt and 10,000 volt switchyard, a control room, a residential building for employees and a transformer house.
After various renovations in the following decades, the substation was finally, between 1991 and 1994, restored as part of a project of the International Building Exhibition Emscherpark and technically modernized.
Since December 2000, the "Museum Strom und Leben", Germany's largest electricity museum, takes its visitors on an exhibition space of 2,500 square meters on a journey through the history of electrification.
A special feature of the house are its many tangible objects. The spectrum ranges from the largest plasma balls in Europe, the walk-in tram to old household appliances and the already "historic" video games "Ping" and "Tetris". You and many other small and large objects more, invite you to try out, be amazed and linger.
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5.55 km
Sound Funnel and Industrial Crane at the Emscher Canal
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5.65 km
Stadthafen Recklinghausen
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stadthafen.com
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5.83 km
Stadtgrenze Beer Garden and Grill
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6.62 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.63 km
807 m
764 m
367 m
Surfaces
3.93 km
1.09 km
768 m
756 m
< 100 m
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