Best backpacking trails in Essen

Stage 5 of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path. The last section of the RuhrtalRadweg continues through the Pott from Essen to the final destination Duisburg. But first it goes over the Baldeneysee to Mühlheim ad Ruhr. In addition to the water station and Aquarius water museum, the "city on the river" has the art museum in the old post office to offer. We continue through the picturesque Styrumer Ruhraue nature reserve, which delights ornithologists in particular with its numerous species of birds....

This route follows Stage 1 of the Bergischer Weg and connects Essen-Baldeney with Velbert. From the Baldeney hiking parking lot, the trail leads through beech forests, past Isenburg Castle, to Lake Baldeney. It follows the shore past the Carl Funke coal mine into the Heisinger Bogen bird sanctuary and crosses the Ruhr River via a former railroad bridge to Kupferdreh. Following the Moosbach stream, the route continues into the Hespertal valley and through the Langenhorster Forest to Velbert....

The Bergischer Weg is a historic long-distance trail spanning 259 km (161 miles) across 14 stages, running from Lake Baldeney in Essen to the iconic Drachenfels in the Siebengebirge. The path navigates rolling hills, dense forests, quiet stream valleys, and picturesque half-timbered villages. Travelers experience highlights like Schloss Burg, the Wuppertal Suspension Railway, and local industrial museums. Usually hiked from north to south, the route is clearly marked with distinctive orange...

Varied hike between Essen and Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. The starting point of this 41 km long hike is the S-Bahn station Essen-Stadtwald, the destination is the S-Bahn station Duesseldorf-Rath. The route is very varied: from asphalt trails in towns to lonely paths in nature reserves, everything is included. Highlights of the hike: - Essen - Forests near Hugenpoet and Landsberg nature reserve - Kettwig reservoir - Lake Baldeney - Kettwig - Dusseldorf - Schellenberg Forest - Aaper...

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 kilometers. Five marked, very different routes lead from the Sauerland, the Rhine, the northern Ruhr area or the south of Essen to the Essen Cathedral - or in the opposite direction. The Gelsenkirchen - Essen section crosses the northeast of the Essen diocese. It runs through the Gelsenkirchen-Hassel district, along large industrial plants and on to...

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 kilometers. Five marked, very different routes lead from the Sauerland, the Rhine, the northern Ruhr area or the south of Essen to the Essen Cathedral - or in the opposite direction. Although the Essen-Heidhausen - Essen-Mitte section begins in the densely wooded south of Essen and its course is increasingly characterized by urban developments, the pilgrim...