Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Mülheim an der Ruhr · Updated on 14 November 2026
[Raute4] Eggenweg walk
[Raute4] Eggenweg is a walk of 44.2 km from Mülheim an der Ruhr. Along the way you'll find 264 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 44.2 km
- ± 11:15 h
- ↑ 836 m · ↓ 751 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 264 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
8 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower
Attraction
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Photo: Ruesterstaude · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Dat doris · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Simplicius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Attraction
Memorial
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Photo: Tuxyso · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 836 m
- Down
- ↓ 751 m
- Highest point
- 194 m
- Lowest point
- 40 m
- 5-10% slope · 9.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 2.4 km
- 15-20% slope · 444 m
- 7 stairs
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
44.2 km in total- Track: 11.5 km
- Street: 11.2 km
- Path: 9.2 km
- Road: 8.1 km
- Footpath: 2.2 km
- Busy road: 1.5 km
- Stairs: 7 stairs
Surfaces
44.2 km in total- Asphalt: 18.9 km
- Gravel: 12 km
- Unpaved: 3.4 km
- Paved: 3 km
- Natural: 1.6 km
- Unknown: 5 km
About the walking route [Raute4] Eggenweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
[Raute4] Eggenweg is a walking route of 44.2 km that starts in Mülheim an der Ruhr. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 836 m in total and descend 751 m. There are 7 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 11:15 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (11.5 km), street (11.2 km) and path (9.2 km). Of the surface, 18.9 km asphalt and 12 km gravel. For 5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 264 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 3 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 5.2 km from the route - 2
Villa HügelMuseum · 2 km from the route - 3
Broich CastleAttraction · 434 m from the route - 4
Schloss BorbeckMuseum · 5.3 km from the route - 5
Saarn AbbeyAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 6
Bismarckturm Mülheim an der RuhrViewpoint · 265 m from the route - 7
Schloss StyrumAttraction · 2.5 km from the route - 8
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 3.5 km from the route - 9
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 6.8 km from the route - 10
House HerbedeCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 11
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 8.6 km from the route - 12
Wasserkraftwerk KahlenbergAttraction · 136 m from the route - 13
HerrenburgCastle · 141 m from the route - 14
Alter FriedhofAttraction · 151 m from the route - 15
AlteburgCastle · 161 m from the route - 16
AttractionAttraction · 166 m from the route - 17
DeilbachhammerAttraction · 172 m from the route - 18
Walter-Hohmann-SternwarteAttraction · 220 m from the route - 19
Burg IsenbergCastle · 322 m from the route - 20
Kunstmuseum MülheimMuseum · 350 m from the route - 21
KupferhammerAttraction · 445 m from the route - 22
Schleuse NeukirchenAttraction · 458 m from the route - 23
MüGa - Mülheimer LandesgartenschauAttraction · 484 m from the route - 24
RinglokschuppenAttraction · 665 m from the route - 25
Bergarbeitersiedlung MausegattAttraction · 692 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is [Raute4] Eggenweg?
[Raute4] Eggenweg is 44.2 km long. Allow ± 11:15 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 836 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower, ehem. Betriebsgebäude Zeche Victoria II and Freilichtbühne Mülheim an der Ruhr.
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