Best long trails in Wetter

Stage 4 of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path. The penultimate day tour of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path is all about the contrast between historical mining and modern art and culture. From Wetter it goes straight through the Pott to Witten, the "cradle of the Ruhr area". A visit to the Nachtigall colliery or a stop at the Bergerdenkmal, from where you have a great view, is worthwhile. Via Hattingen and the adjacent Ruhraue Hattingen Winz nature reserve, you finally reach the stage destination: the art...

Promising circular hike in North Rhine-Westphalia. The starting point is the parking lot at the Obergrabenbrücke. The path leads partly parallel, partly directly along the Harkortsee and the Ruhr and on the way you have wonderful views of the river landscape and the cities on its banks. In both places there are places to stop for refreshments and cultural sights to discover. Highlights: - Harkortsee natural pool - Palace - Ruhr viaduct from 1878

From Siegen with the beautiful day ticket (33 euros for 5 people) to Wetter / Ruhr. From the train station through the underpass, it goes straight across the street to the Ruhr cycle path. End along the Ruhr meadows over Lake Kemader to Lake Baldeney in Essen. From Essen-Kupferdreh back with the S-Bahn to the main station and from there without changing with the RE 16 back to Siegerland.

Popular loop trail near Wengern, North Rhine-Westphalia. The Esborner Three Villages Trail has its start and end point at the hiking car park at the Boellberg sports field. The circular trail leads past the Hoechstreichberg and Vosshoefen in the direction of the Bommerholz, through which you can walk back to the car park on beautiful, shady paths. Since there is always a little up and down, you should bring a fairly solid basic level of fitness. Highlights of the hike: - Bommerholz -...

Stage 3 of the long-distance hiking trail WestfalenWanderWeg, North Rhine-Westphalia. This is the third stage of the varied WestfalenWanderWeg, which leads 216 km from Hattingen through the southern Ruhr area, the Paderborn region and the foothills of the Sauerland to Altenbeken in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge nature park. The third stage begins in Wetter (Ruhr) and ends in Schwerte. You can expect beautiful forest passages, idyllic waters such as the Hengsteysee and some cultural and...