Best trails near Stadtmitte - Nördliches Ruhrgebiet

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....

Near-natural hiking trail through forest areas in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia From the Essen-Stadtwald stop, this route runs through the city forest and to the vantage point of Lake Baldeneyen, where it is worth visiting Baldeney Castle on the shore. The hike also passes through the Hülsenhaine nature reserve in the Schellenberg Forest and Schellenberg Castle. Due to its location, the route is ideally suited as a trip from Essen. Highlights: - Baldeney Castle - View of the Baldeneysee -...

The "normal" permanent CTF of the Essen RG 1900 eV from 2017. This route is not for the "just plain". Although this "normal" version is clearly defused, it is more demanding than most permanent ones with about 42 km and over 700 meters in altitude! As a reward, there are very beautiful views of the Baldeneysee. Only available as a GPS track, not signposted. For further details see www.ERG1900.de.