Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hattingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Ruhrhöhenweg (Hattingen - Menden) walk
Ruhrhöhenweg (Hattingen - Menden) is a walk of 70.5 km from Hattingen. Along the way you'll find 238 benches, 1 water point, 9 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.
- 70.5 km
- ± 17:35 h
- ↑ 1,162 m · ↓ 1,138 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 238 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
19 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 11 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Uweko · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: grafkoks2002 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Morty · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Morty · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Observation tower
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Photo: Torben Henke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsRuins
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Photo: Pimvantend · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,162 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,138 m
- Highest point
- 273 m
- Lowest point
- 83 m
- 5-10% slope · 14.9 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.2 km
- 8 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
70.5 km in total- Track: 21.4 km
- Street: 20.5 km
- Path: 11 km
- Road: 10.2 km
- Cycleway: 3.9 km
- Footpath: 1.5 km
- Busy road: 825 m
- Stairs: 8 stairs
- Unknown: 175 m
Surfaces
70.5 km in total- Asphalt: 32.4 km
- Gravel: 11.4 km
- Unpaved: 9.8 km
- Paved: 4.8 km
- Unknown: 11.8 km
About the walking route Ruhrhöhenweg (Hattingen - Menden)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Ruhrhöhenweg (Hattingen - Menden) is a walking route of 70.5 km that starts in Hattingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hattingen and finish in Menden.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,162 m in total and descend 1,138 m. There are 8 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 17:35 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (21.4 km), street (20.5 km) and path (11 km). Of the surface, 32.4 km asphalt and 11.4 km gravel. For 11.8 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 238 benches, 1 water point, 9 public toilets and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of [XR] Ruhrhöhenweg
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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SIGNAL IDUNA PARKAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 2
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 455 m from the route - 3
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 1.1 km from the route - 4
House HerbedeCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 5
Haus LetmatheMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 6
Sankt Reinoldi-KircheAttraction · 9.9 km from the route - 7
Kaiser-Wilhelm-DenkmalAttraction · 127 m from the route - 8
Zeche Vereinigte EulaliaAttraction · 168 m from the route - 9
Villa BönnhoffAttraction · 170 m from the route - 10
Göpelschacht MosesAttraction · 296 m from the route - 11
Schacht MargaretheAttraction · 312 m from the route - 12
Zeche EgbertAttraction · 315 m from the route - 13
LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche NachtigallMuseum · 323 m from the route - 14
HelenenturmViewpoint · 382 m from the route - 15
Bismarckturm HattingenAttraction · 383 m from the route - 16
Märkisches MuseumMuseum · 426 m from the route - 17
Stadtmuseum HattingenMuseum · 553 m from the route - 18
Haus HoveAttraction · 763 m from the route - 19
HindenburgkopfAttraction · 812 m from the route - 20
Museum im BügeleisenhausMuseum · 872 m from the route - 21
Haus KemnadeCastle · 977 m from the route - 22
TreidelbrunnenAttraction · 988 m from the route - 23
Burgruine RodenbergCastle · 992 m from the route - 24
Ruhr-ViaduktAttraction · 1 km from the route - 25
Wasserschloss WerdringenAttraction · 1.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ruhrhöhenweg (Hattingen - Menden)?
Ruhrhöhenweg (Hattingen - Menden) is 70.5 km long. Allow ± 17:35 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 runs from Hattingen to Menden.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hattingen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,162 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 9 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 Bergbau-Ausstellung Herberholz, House Witten and Gut Schede.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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