Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bestwig · Updated on 13 November 2026
[XR] Ruhrhöhenweg walk
[XR] Ruhrhöhenweg is a walk of 247.2 km from Bestwig. Along the way you'll find 883 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets, 4 bike pumps 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.
- 247.2 km
- ± 10:20 h per stage
- ↑ 4,334 m · ↓ 4,060 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 883 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets, 4 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.
37 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 29 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Wolfgang Poguntke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Simplicius · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Memorial
Archaeological site
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Photo: André Schäfer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Uweko · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Stages (6)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 4,334 m
- Down
- ↓ 4,060 m
- Highest point
- 658 m
- Lowest point
- 25 m
- 5-10% slope · 56 km
- 10-15% slope · 7.2 km
- 15-20% slope · 578 m
- 20% slope or steeper · 976 m
- 26 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
247.2 km in total- Track: 102.5 km
- Street: 61.6 km
- Path: 46.1 km
- Road: 18.8 km
- Footpath: 5.7 km
- Busy road: 5.2 km
- Cycleway: 4.4 km
- Stairs: 26 stairs
- Unknown: 250 m
Surfaces
247.2 km in total- Asphalt: 100.7 km
- Gravel: 49.6 km
- Unpaved: 32.8 km
- Paved: 16.7 km
- Natural: 1.9 km
- Unknown: 44.3 km
About the walking route [XR] Ruhrhöhenweg
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
[XR] Ruhrhöhenweg is a walking route of 247.2 km that starts in Bestwig. It does not end where it starts. You start in Winterberg and finish in Duisburg.
How hard is the route?
You climb 4,334 m in total and descend 4,060 m. There are 26 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 10:20 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (102.5 km), street (61.6 km) and path (46.1 km). Of the surface, 100.7 km asphalt and 49.6 km gravel. For 44.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 883 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 23 public toilets, 4 bike pumps 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
SIGNAL IDUNA PARKAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 2
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial ComplexAttraction · 5.3 km from the route - 3
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 4
Villa HügelMuseum · 449 m from the route - 5
Broich CastleAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 6
Schloss BorbeckMuseum · 7.2 km from the route - 7
Saarn AbbeyAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 8
Burg BlankensteinCastle · 455 m from the route - 9
Hardenstein CastleRuins · 1.1 km from the route - 10
House HerbedeCastle · 2.1 km from the route - 11
Bismarckturm Mülheim an der RuhrViewpoint · 2.7 km from the route - 12
Schloss StyrumAttraction · 3 km from the route - 13
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 14
Haus LetmatheMuseum · 5.5 km from the route - 15
Schloss HeltorfCastle · 7.6 km from the route - 16
Sankt Reinoldi-KircheAttraction · 9.9 km from the route - 17
Kaiser-Wilhelm-DenkmalAttraction · 127 m from the route - 18
Haus HartenfelsCastle · 162 m from the route - 19
Zeche Vereinigte EulaliaAttraction · 168 m from the route - 20
Villa BönnhoffAttraction · 170 m from the route - 21
Burg EversbergAttraction · 178 m from the route - 22
Göpelschacht MosesAttraction · 296 m from the route - 23
Schacht MargaretheAttraction · 312 m from the route - 24
Zeche EgbertAttraction · 315 m from the route - 25
LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche NachtigallMuseum · 323 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is [XR] Ruhrhöhenweg?
[XR] Ruhrhöhenweg is 247.2 km long, in 6 parts of 41.2 km on average. Allow ± 10:20 h per part 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 Winterberg to Duisburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bestwig.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 722 m per stage of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 23 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Antfeld, Bismarckturm Hattingen and Ehrenmal Schulenberg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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