Best long trails in Wetter

Stage 4 of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route. The penultimate day tour of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route is characterised by the contrast between historic mining and modern art and culture. From Wetter, the route takes you right across the Ruhr to Witten, the "cradle of the Ruhr". Here it is worth visiting the Nachtigall colliery or stopping off at the Berger monument, from where you have a magnificent view. Via Hattingen and the neighbouring Ruhraue Hattingen Winz nature reserve, you finally reach...

Panoramic circular hike in North Rhine-Westphalia. The starting point is the car park at the Obergrabenbrücke bridge. The trail runs partly parallel and partly directly along the Harkortsee lake and the Ruhr, offering wonderful views of the river landscape and the towns on its banks. There are places to stop for refreshments and cultural sights to discover in both towns. Highlights: - Harkortsee natural swimming pool - Palais - Ruhr viaduct from 1878

From Siegen with the schöner Tag Ticket (33 euros for 5 people) to Wetter/Ruhr. From the railway station through the subway, cross the road directly onto the Ruhr cycle path. Along the end of the Ruhrauen via Kemader See to Baldeney See in Essen. From Essen- Kupferdreh take the S-Bahn back to the main railway station and from there take the RE 16 back to Siegerland without changing trains.

Popular circular hiking trail near Wengern, North Rhine-Westphalia. The Esborn Three Villages Trail starts and ends at the hiking car park at the Böllberg sports ground. The circular trail leads past Höchstreichberg and Voßhöfen towards Bommerholz, through which you walk back to the car park on beautiful, shady paths. As there are always a few ups and downs, you should be in pretty good physical condition. Highlights of the hike: - Bommerholz - Höchstreichberg - Eggeklause - Elbschebach valley

Stage 3 of the long-distance hiking trail WestfalenWanderWeg, North Rhine-Westphalia. This is the third stage of the varied WestfalenWanderWeg, which runs for 216 kilometres from Hattingen through the southern Ruhr region, the Paderborn region and the foothills of the Sauerland to Altenbeken in the Teutoburg Forest/Eggegebirge nature park. The third stage begins in Wetter (Ruhr) and ends in Schwerte. You can expect beautiful forest passages, idyllic bodies of water such as the Hengsteysee...