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Raute10 Hugo-Kracht-Weg walk
Raute10 Hugo-Kracht-Weg is a walk of 51.6 km from Oberhausen. Along the way you'll find 223 benches, 1 water point, 6 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.
- 51.6 km
- ± 12:05 h
- ↑ 348 m · ↓ 334 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Oberhausen
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
10.9 km · 20 benches
Honesty box
10.9 km9.1 km · 29 benches
Public toilet
20 km466 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
20.4 km231 m
Public toilet
20.7 km8.1 km · 44 benches
Gottfried Wilhelm 2 and 1 more
28.7 kmGottfried Wilhelm 1
16.3 km · 90 benches
Bismarckturm Essen
45 kmAttraction
306 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
45.3 km3.1 km · 8 benches
Maschinenhaus Schacht 10 and 1 more
48.5 kmFörderturm
1.2 km · 3 benches
SANAA-Gebäude
49.7 kmAttraction
1.9 km · 20 benches
Finish
51.6 kmAt the finish: public toilet and water point.
Longest stretch without a toilet: 24.7 kmBetween 20.7 km and 45.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Memorial · after 28.7 km
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Photo: Rainer Halama · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 28.8 km
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Photo: Kungfuman · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 45 km
Attraction · after 48.5 km
Attraction · after 48.5 km
Attraction · after 49.7 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 348 m
- Down
- ↓ 334 m
- Highest point
- 173 m
- Lowest point
- 30 m
- 5-10% slope · 2.1 km
- 5 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
51.6 km in total- Path: 14 km
- Track: 13.7 km
- Street: 11.7 km
- Footpath: 9.1 km
- Road: 1.9 km
- Busy road: 550 m
- Stairs: 5 stairs
- Cycleway: 150 m
Surfaces
51.6 km in total- Asphalt: 25.8 km
- Gravel: 15.6 km
- Paved: 3.9 km
- Unpaved: 2.4 km
- Natural: 125 m
- Unknown: 3.6 km
About the walking route Raute10 Hugo-Kracht-Weg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Raute10 Hugo-Kracht-Weg is a walking route of 51.6 km that starts in Oberhausen. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Gottfried Wilhelm 2 (after 28.7 km), Gottfried Wilhelm 1 (after 28.8 km) and Bismarckturm Essen (after 45 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 348 m in total and descend 334 m. There are 5 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is path (14 km), track (13.7 km) and street (11.7 km). Of the surface, 25.8 km asphalt and 15.6 km gravel. For 3.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 223 benches, 1 water point, 6 public toilets and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle at the finish. The longest stretch without a toilet is 24.7 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial ComplexAttraction · 352 m from the route - 2
Museum FolkwangMuseum · 1.8 km from the route - 3
Villa HügelMuseum · 806 m from the route - 4
Broich CastleAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 5
Schloss BorbeckMuseum · 1.6 km from the route - 6
Saarn AbbeyAttraction · 6.1 km from the route - 7
DomschatzkammerMuseum · 3.3 km from the route - 8
Josef-Albers-Museum/QuadratMuseum · 4.1 km from the route - 9
Schloss StyrumAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 10
Bismarckturm Mülheim an der RuhrViewpoint · 5 km from the route - 11
Schloss OberhausenCastle · 135 m from the route - 12
Red Dot Design MuseumMuseum · 156 m from the route - 13
Burgruine VittinghoffArchaeological site · 168 m from the route - 14
KorteklippeViewpoint · 276 m from the route - 15
MargarethenhöheAttraction · 303 m from the route - 16
Schloss BaldeneyCastle · 378 m from the route - 17
Schloß SchellenbergAttraction · 393 m from the route - 18
HundertwasserhausAttraction · 410 m from the route - 19
Ruhr MuseumMuseum · 419 m from the route - 20
Burgruine Neue IsenburgAttraction · 424 m from the route - 21
Burg VondernAttraction · 440 m from the route - 22
Skulpturenpark ZollvereinAttraction · 518 m from the route - 23
Altenhof IIAttraction · 612 m from the route - 24
HalbachhammerAttraction · 676 m from the route - 25
GrugaturmAttraction · 711 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Raute10 Hugo-Kracht-Weg?
Raute10 Hugo-Kracht-Weg is 51.6 km long. Allow ± 12:05 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 Oberhausen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 348 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 6 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 24.7 km.
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 Gottfried Wilhelm 2, Gottfried Wilhelm 1 and Bismarckturm Essen.
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