Best moderate trails in Datteln

Nice circular route from the Katenkreuz hiking car park (Jammertal). The route leads over 3 mountains, Kusberg, Stirnberg, and Farnberg. On the Farnberg there is a fire watch tower that can be climbed. The route mainly leads along side roads or paths. The route continues past the "Old Beech".

Very nice route in wind and weather and especially with the dog.

Datteln in the northern Ruhr area has the Datteln Canal Cross, the world's largest junction for artificial waterways. The Dortmund-Ems Canal (223.45km) comes from the north, and the Wesel-Datteln Canal (60km) from the northwest through the Datteln lock. The hike along the Dortmund-Ems Canal leads to the canal cross through the site of the former Emscher-Lippe mine and the Emscher Lippe dump, to the Datteln-Hamm Canal and around the Löringhof dump. Start is southeast of Datteln on the...