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Mining Tour
02:16
35.7km
160m
Cycling
The Ruhr area is riddled with holes like a gigantic foxhole, and the mines are the traces of these centuries-long underground activities that are still visible from afar. For everyone in the Ruhr area, the silhouettes of the mine towers are a piece of home. This tour in the Essen city area takes you to some of the most impressive testimonies of this cultural history.
Your journey through time starts in front of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein Coal Mine. First, you go in a loop around Katernberg. On your way, you can admire two architectural traces of industrial history that are typical of the Ruhr area: shaft 4/5/11 of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein Coal Mine and the nearby Hegemannshof miners' settlement.
After that, you can enjoy the romance of the Rhine-Herne Canal, because in the Ruhr area, the canals are not just waterways, but also local recreation areas. Heading back south, you circle the slag heap of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein Coal Mine. The slag heaps shape the landscape and are now mostly green oases.
A long loop in the west of the city takes you back to your starting point, where you can finally explore the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex.
by Visit Essen
Last updated: June 28, 2024
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 32.3 km for 137 m
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3.71 km
Zollverein Colliery Shafts 4/5/11 (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
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4.22 km
Hegemannshof Colony
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24.7 km
View of Mechtenberg
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34.5 km
Zollverein Coking Plant
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35.7 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
18.4 km
9.33 km
3.25 km
2.86 km
1.75 km
133 m
Surfaces
19.0 km
8.25 km
3.05 km
2.78 km
2.08 km
586 m
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May 22, 2024
The Ruhr area is riddled with holes like a gigantic foxhole, and the mines are the traces of these centuries-long underground activities that are still visible from afar. For everyone in the Ruhr area, the silhouettes of the mine towers are a piece of home. This tour in the Essen city area takes you
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