Best trails near St. Ludgerus

Versatile hiking excursion in North Rhine-Westphalia. We head to the marvellous Baldeneysee lake, known to insiders for the (almost) annual SMAG Sundance Open Air Festival. However, outside of the festival season, you won't notice any of this on the shores of this dreamlike setting. The start is between the Stadtgarten and Grugapark in Essen. The route heads west through the nature reserve Im Schellenberger Wald and NSG Heisinger Ruhraue, and at the southernmost point of the hike along the...

Official route of the permanent RTF (from 2020). Further details can be found directly at the organiser: http://rvwitten.de/veranstaltungen/permanente Starting point: ARAL petrol station Sprockhöveler Street 1 58455 Witten

The diocese of Essen has had its own pilgrimage route since summer 2018. Now you can make a pilgrimage across the Ruhr diocese on over 200 kilometres of paths. Five marked, very different paths lead from the Sauerland, the Rhine, the northern Ruhr region or the south of Essen to Essen Cathedral - or in the opposite direction. Although the Essen-Heidhausen - Essen-Mitte section begins in the wooded south of Essen and is increasingly characterised by urban development as it progresses, pilgrims...