Best trails near Scheifhacke-Turm

Stage 5 of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route. The last section of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route continues through the Ruhr Valley from Essen to the final destination of Duisburg. But first you cycle across Lake Baldeney to Mühlheim a.d. Ruhr. The "city on the river" has the water station and Aquarius Water Museum as well as the art museum in the old post office. The route continues through the picturesque Styrumer Ruhraue nature reserve, which delights ornithologists in particular with its numerous...

Scenic cycle tour through Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. This is tour no. 4 from Stefan Höpel, Bahnradeln im Ruhrgebiet, Klartext Verlag, 2013, but starting from Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke. Beautiful tour with nature (Grugaweg, Ruhrtalbahn) and city (Mülheim). Highlights of the route: - Beautiful natural landscapes - Local flora and fauna - Beautiful views

From Menden/Mülheim, the route first takes you along the Ruhr Valley cycle path to Duisburg Rhein-Orange, towards Rheinpark and Tiger & Turtle, to the DU lake district and back through the countryside via Saarn to Menden. On the route: Ruhrauen Menden, Broich Castle, Water Garden, Styrum Castle and Aquarius Water Museum, Rhine Orange (where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine), Rhine Park, slag heap with Tiger & Turtle, Duisburg Lake District, Wedau Water Stadium, Schengerholzbach Valley, Saarn...