Best river trails in Datteln

This route starts near the Ahsener Heide holiday camp, which is located close to the fish pond bridge that crosses the Wesel-Datteln Canal. The path leads south into the forest, which is part of the Die Haard forest. On the outward journey, it takes the In den Wellen path, on the return journey the Ahsener Alle. This is a relatively flat hike.

Datteln in the northern Ruhr area has the world's largest intersection of artificial waterways with the Datteln Canal Cross. The Dortmund-Ems Canal (223.45 km) comes from the north and the Wesel-Datteln Canal (60 km) from the north-west through the Datteln lock. The hike along the Dortmund-Ems Canal leads to the canal cross through the site of the former Emscher-Lippe colliery and the Emscher Lippe spoil tip, along the Datteln-Hamm Canal and around the Löringhof spoil tip. The start is...