Dortmund-Ems Canal – Under the Schülken Bridge loop from Altes Schiffshebewerk

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Datteln

Dortmund-Ems Canal – Under the Schülken Bridge loop from Altes Schiffshebewerk

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Dortmund-Ems Canal – Under the Schülken Bridge loop from Altes Schiffshebewerk

03:04

12.0km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 28, 2026

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5.86 km

St. Laurentius Chapel, Waltrop-Leveringhausen

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About 3.5 kilometers southwest of the town center of Waltrop, behind the Dortmund-Ems Canal, the St. Laurentius Chapel stands in the middle of the fields of the Waltrop farming community …

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6.42 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Nice section on the Knala between Waltrop and Dortmund, it's good to drive here

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7.11 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal at Waltrop-Leveringhausen

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Great track on the canal

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8.46 km

Schülken Bridge on the Dortmund-Ems Canal (near Waltrop-Leveringhausen / Oberwiese)

The Schülken Bridge with the bridge number 14 is located on the operating kilometer 12.216 of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in …

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9.69 km

Oberwieser Bridge on the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Oberwieser Bridge (on the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Waltrop-Oberwiese)

It is in the direction Schleusenpark Waltrop from Dortmund for cyclists the last chance to make a turn back uphill in the …

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11.1 km

New Henrichenburg Ship Lift

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Not nearly as beautiful as the old ship lift in the immediate vicinity, but still worth seeing

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11.7 km

Equalization Basin of the Old Kaiser Wilhelm Lock

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Part of the Kaiser Wilhelm lock and the lock park

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11.9 km

Friedenskirche at the Ship Lift

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The Friedenskirche was the first evangelical church in the Catholic area because of the evangelical workers who had moved there. The local pastor still looks after the boatmen in the west of the canal landscape today.

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