Itinerary

Individual arrival to Essen. Use the time for a visit to the Folkwang Museum, or a visit to the cathedral with its cathedral treasury, or the synagogue right next door.

In Gelsenkirchen's Nordsternpark, there are many reminders of the former colliery that once stood here. Numerous colliery buildings have been integrated into the park (the Federal Garden Show was held here in 1997). The park is dominated by the 18 metre high ‘Hercules of Gelsenkirchen’. The circular tour also leads over two slag heaps, which are also home to modern sculptures. From here you have a wonderful view of the area.

The first stop is probably one of the world's most unusual exhibition halls, the gasometer in Oberhausen. The tour continues along the Rhine-Herne Canal to the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park around a disused ironworks site. See how nature is reclaiming the site.

You cycle to Mülheim via the cycle highway. Up the Ruhrauf you pass through some small, cosy districts: Saarn (monastery and beautiful old town), Kettwig, Werden (former abbey). The Villa Hügel (former home of the Krupp family) rises above Lake Baldeney. Round off the day's cycling in one of the many beer gardens along the Ruhr.

This tour is all about mining. In Bochum, you can go underground and experience what it was like in the coal mines back then. The tour continues along the ore railway line to the Zollverein colliery, probably the most beautiful colliery in the world and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

After breakfast, individual return journey or start of your extension.

Tour character

Easy

Easy to medium difficulty. Predominantly very good cycle paths without car traffic on disused railway lines or along rivers or canals. Short stages also on moderately busy roads. If the day becomes too long due to the many worthwhile stops, the next railway station is usually not far away.

Essen based in one hotel | Deluxe

6 Days

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Prices & dates

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Prices per person in EUR

Services & extras

Services

Included

5 nights in the booked category
Breakfast
One multi-course dinner: Cat. Deluxe on the day of arrival,
Cat. Deluxe: minibar filled with soft drinks
Free WLAN
Carefully prepared itinerary
Detailed travel documents (German)
Navigation app and GPS data
Rental bike insurance
7-day service hotline

Excluded

Arrival and departure
parking fees
Spa and local taxes where applicable
transfers
Optional sightseeing
travel insurance
Expenses for personal use

Extras

Arrival / parking

Kat. D: Parklpätze stehen am Hotel kostenfrei zur Verfügung.
Gute Bahnverbindungen nach/ von Essen.

Note:

For guests in the Deluxe category, the cycle tour starts on day 2 at Essen Central Station. On day 3 you start at Essen-Süd S-Bahn station (near Hotel Webers) and on day 4 at Schlosshotel Hugenpoet. Day 5 starts at Essen Stadtwald S-Bahn station and ends at Essen main station.

Hotels

Schlosshotel Hugenpoet

The hotel is located in the centre of Essen's leafy south, in the beautiful district of Kettwig. With 36 individually furnished rooms and suites, a villa, a restaurant and a bar, the Wasserschloss is a member of the >Feinen Privathotels< and >QL Hotels & Restaurants<. The huge castle park and nearby golf courses offer relaxation.

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Further information

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