Best river trails in Datteln

This route starts near the Ahsener Heide holiday camp, which is located near the Fischteichbrücke that crosses the Wesel-Datteln Canal. The path leads south into the forest, which is part of the Die Haard forest. On the way there he takes the path In den Wellen, on the way back the Ahsener Alle. It is a relatively flat hike.

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...