Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Dinslaken · Updated on 14 November 2026
Emscher-Weg cycle route
Emscher-Weg is a cycle route of 99.3 km from Dinslaken. Along the way you'll find 370 benches, 1 water point, 13 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 99.3 km
- ± 6:35 h
- ↑ 208 m · ↓ 89 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 370 benches, 1 water point, 13 public toilets and 2 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Attraction
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
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Photo: Tbachner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
Observation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 208 m
- Down
- ↓ 89 m
- Highest point
- 151 m
- Lowest point
- 26 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
99.3 km in total- Path: 53.2 km
- Street: 14.1 km
- Busy road: 8.2 km
- Cycle path: 8.1 km
- Track: 6.2 km
- Road: 4.3 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 2.6 km
- Unknown: 2.3 km
Surfaces
99.3 km in total- Gravel: 48.8 km
- Asphalt: 39.3 km
- Paved: 3.8 km
- Unpaved: 700 m
- Unknown: 6.4 km
About the cycle route Emscher-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Emscher-Weg is a cycle route of 99.3 km that starts in Dinslaken. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 208 m in total and descend 89 m. Allow ± 6:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is path (53.2 km), street (14.1 km) and busy road (8.2 km). Of the surface, 48.8 km gravel and 39.3 km asphalt. For 6.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 370 benches, 1 water point, 13 public toilets and 2 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Cycle routes nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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SIGNAL IDUNA PARKAttraction · 432 m from the route - 2
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial ComplexAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 3
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 7.5 km from the route - 4
Broich CastleAttraction · 7.4 km from the route - 5
Schloss BorbeckMuseum · 3.3 km from the route - 6
Deutsches FußballmuseumMuseum · 2 km from the route - 7
Sankt Reinoldi-KircheAttraction · 2.7 km from the route - 8
Josef-Albers-Museum/QuadratMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 9
Schloss StyrumAttraction · 5.4 km from the route - 10
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 6.5 km from the route - 11
Bismarckturm Mülheim an der RuhrViewpoint · 8.9 km from the route - 12
Berger-DenkmalMemorial · 9 km from the route - 13
House WittenCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 14
Brückenkopf des Viadukts SchlackenbahnMonument · 121 m from the route - 15
Schloss OberhausenCastle · 208 m from the route - 16
Zwangsarbeiter-MahnmalMemorial · 232 m from the route - 17
Hörder BurgCastle · 252 m from the route - 18
Mahnmal Hörder SynagogeMemorial · 313 m from the route - 19
Kastell HoltenAttraction · 378 m from the route - 20
Burg VondernAttraction · 446 m from the route - 21
SchurenbachhaldeViewpoint · 520 m from the route - 22
Drei KreuzeAttraction · 529 m from the route - 23
BorusseumMuseum · 560 m from the route - 24
Schloß GrimbergRuins · 562 m from the route - 25
Torhaus BrünninghausenMuseum · 572 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Emscher-Weg?
Emscher-Weg is 99.3 km long. Allow ± 6:35 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Dinslaken.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 208 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 13 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Berne Park, Wasserschloss Haus Rodenberg and VEW Umspannwerk Recklinghausen, "ZEITREISE STROM“.
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