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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Herten

Urbaner GravelRide – Zwischen StreetArt & LostPlaces

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Recklinghausen

Herten

Urbaner GravelRide – Zwischen StreetArt & LostPlaces

Moderate

4.2

(5)

riders

Urbaner GravelRide – Zwischen StreetArt & LostPlaces

02:41

34.1km

160m

Gravel riding

An urban gravel ride to some very special places in the Ruhr region. This easy tour is part of Gravel Ground – Germany's largest gravel festival at the end of September.

An urban gravel ride that's also great fun outside of the Gravel Ground festival. Starting from the grounds of…

by radrevier.ruhr

Last updated: April 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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NSG Hertener Emscherbruch

Emscherbruch mit Ewaldsee

NSG Bergehalde Pluto-Wilhelm

NSG Almagelaende

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427 m

Blue Ribbon Ewald Promenade Herten

Highlight • Cycleway

A great place to visit, as well as a stopover. Beautiful cycle paths, a fantastic slag heap with a breathtaking view over the Ruhr area, and plenty of food and drink options.

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9.27 km

Pluto-Wilhelm Slag Heap Viewing Platform

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice to look at… well thought out… but if you “only” climb to the top of the slope, you will see just as much and well

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14.2 km

Almaring

Highlight • Structure

For me, the visit was a real highlight. Where else do you find something like this? An abandoned racetrack left to nature. It's accessible by bike and easily reached via …

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19.9 km

Art Installations at Consol Park

Highlight • Structure

Several noteworthy art installations have been set up on the grounds of the former Consol coal mine (Consolidation Shaft 3/4/9). It's worth taking a short break to view the works in detail.

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30.1 km

Dragon Bridge at Hoheward Spoil Heap

Highlight • Bridge

At the entrance to the Hoheward heap, you will be greeted by a dragon: its steel head rises 18 meters and the bridge railing rests against the ribs of the …

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34.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.4 km

12.8 km

2.06 km

1.37 km

1.28 km

106 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

10.7 km

3.51 km

2.77 km

1.62 km

154 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 1 June

23°C

14°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

March 14, 2025

An urban gravel ride to some very special places in the Ruhr region. This easy tour is part of Gravel Ground – Germany's largest gravel festival at the end of September.
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An urban gravel ride that's also great fun outside of the Gravel Ground festival. Starting from the grounds of the former Ewald coal

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Urbaner GravelRide – Zwischen StreetArt & LostPlaces

Blue Ribbon Ewald Promenade Herten

Pluto-Wilhelm Slag Heap Viewing Platform

Almaring

Art Installations at Consol Park

Dragon Bridge at Hoheward Spoil Heap

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