Best trails near Südwestbau

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....

Promising bike tour through Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is tour No. 4 from Stefan Höpel, Bahnradeln im Ruhrgebiet, Klartext Verlag, 2013, but with the start from Konrad-Adenauer-Brücke. Nice tour with nature (Grugaweg, Ruhrtalbahn) and city (Mülheim). Highlights of the route: - Pretty natural landscapes - Local flora and fauna - Nice views

From Menden/Mülheim, the route first takes you along the Ruhr Valley cycle path to Duisburg Rhein-Orange, towards Rheinpark and Tiger & Turtle, to the DU lake district and back through the countryside via Saarn to Menden. On the route: Ruhrauen Menden, Broich Castle, Water Garden, Styrum Castle and Aquarius Water Museum, Rhine Orange (where the Ruhr flows into the Rhine), Rhine Park, slag heap with Tiger & Turtle, Duisburg Lake District, Wedau Water Stadium, Schengerholzbach Valley, Saarn...