Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Hattingen · Updated on 14 November 2026
GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute) walk
GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute) is a walk of 7.9 km from Hattingen. Along the way you'll find 35 benches 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.
- 7.9 km
- ± 2:00 h
- ↑ 140 m · ↓ 91 m
- Easy
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Hattingen
0 km953 m · 7 benches
Honesty box
953 m2.5 km · 13 benches
Bismarckturm Hattingen and 1 more
3.5 kmEhrenmal Schulenberg
4.4 km · 14 benches
Finish
7.9 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Simplicius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 3.5 km
Memorial · after 3.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 140 m
- Down
- ↓ 91 m
- Highest point
- 192 m
- Lowest point
- 105 m
- 5-10% slope · 1.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 405 m
- 2 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
7.9 km in total- Track: 2.7 km
- Path: 2.5 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
- Street: 619 m
- Stairs: 2 stairs
Surfaces
7.9 km in total- Asphalt: 2.7 km
- Gravel: 2.6 km
- Unpaved: 925 m
- Paved: 394 m
- Unknown: 1.3 km
About the walking route GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute) is a walking route of 7.9 km that starts in Hattingen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hattingen Isenberg and finish in Wetter Voßhöfen. Along the way you pass Bismarckturm Hattingen (after 3.5 km) and Ehrenmal Schulenberg (after 3.6 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 140 m in total and descend 91 m. There are 2 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 2:00 h, without breaks. The level is easy.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (2.7 km), path (2.5 km) and busy road (1.8 km). Of the surface, 2.7 km asphalt and 2.6 km gravel. For 1.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 35 benches and 1 honesty box. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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- Pilgerweg Meinerzhagen-EHard · From A to B106 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Villa HügelMuseum · 9.9 km from the route - 2
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 3.6 km from the route - 3
House HerbedeCastle · 7.8 km from the route - 4
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 8.4 km from the route - 5
Burg IsenbergCastle · 322 m from the route - 6
Museum im BügeleisenhausMuseum · 1.2 km from the route - 7
TreidelbrunnenAttraction · 1.4 km from the route - 8
FEUER.WEHRK - Das FeuerwehrmuseumMuseum · 2.5 km from the route - 9
DeilbachhammerAttraction · 3 km from the route - 10
Stadtmuseum HattingenMuseum · 3.4 km from the route - 11
KupferhammerAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 12
Burg AltendorfAttraction · 4 km from the route - 13
Bandwebereimuseum ElfringhausenMuseum · 4.3 km from the route - 14
Wetterschornstein BuchholzAttraction · 4.3 km from the route - 15
Verwaltung der Zeche ElisabethenglückRuins · 4.3 km from the route - 16
Mineralienmuseum KupferdrehMuseum · 4.5 km from the route - 17
Haus KemnadeCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 18
Bauernhausmuseum der Stadt BochumMuseum · 4.8 km from the route - 19
Alter Kupferdreher BahnhofAttraction · 4.8 km from the route - 20
Stock und Scherenberger ErbstollenMuseum · 5 km from the route - 21
RuhrkämpfermahnmalMemorial · 5.6 km from the route - 22
Haus HorstCastle · 5.7 km from the route - 23
Zeche EgbertAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 24
Holteyer HafenAttraction · 6.4 km from the route - 25
Museum unter TageMuseum · 6.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute)?
GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute) is 7.9 km long. Allow ± 2:00 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 Isenberg to Wetter Voßhöfen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hattingen.
How hard is this route?
Easy, with 140 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Bismarckturm Hattingen and Ehrenmal Schulenberg.
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