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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Ripshorst Arboretum – Ripshorst Bridge loop from Osterfeld

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Ruhr Region

Ripshorst Arboretum – Ripshorst Bridge loop from Osterfeld

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144

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Ripshorst Arboretum – Ripshorst Bridge loop from Osterfeld

01:13

4.76km

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: April 15, 2026

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LSG Burg Vondern

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202 m

Tertiary Forest Plantation

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Various types of forest are planted and described here to show how botany develops

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208 m

Ripshorst Arboretum

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The Ripshorst Grove Garden is a so-called grove of trees with around 6,000 trees. Since it is a public park, you can visit it and take a journey through the history of the forest.

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683 m

Ripshorst Bridge

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Spacious bridge over the Rhine-Herne Canal. It is easy to drive across and not far from it is the street of the same name. In the district of Osterfeld.

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804 m

Emscher River

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"... Actually, the Ruhr area should be called the Emscher area. Because a river has its source in the middle of the region that meanders right through the core zone …

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1.03 km

Brachenthron (Brache Vondern)

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"... The blue ribbon between the Emscher Klärpark and Vondern Castle reaches a peculiar landscape behind the Ripshorstbrücke. Wide, wild meadows, interrupted by hilly forests and strange art objects …

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1.38 km

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"... A shop (groceries, household goods and work clothes) of the Gutehoffnungshütte for the Vondern settlement, built in 1910 according to the plans of the architect Stephany.

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1.86 km

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2.84 km

Anyone who lives in the Ruhr area will of course know the Emscher, also known as the Köttelbecken.

The Emscher is a little over 83 kilometers long, eastern and right tributary of the Rhine in the Ruhr area.

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4.76 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.03 km

1.44 km

1.03 km

148 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.87 km

1.49 km

515 m

473 m

374 m

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