The Route of industrial culture by bike is a network of bike paths with a total length of about 700 km, with which the sights of the Industrial Heritage Route for cyclists.
background
The two long-distance cycle paths form the core of the cycle path network Emscher Park bike path (225 km long, inside the Ruhr area) and Round course in the Ruhr area (350 km long, on the outer edge of the Ruhr area), the latter runs in the south for long stretches identical to the Ruhr valley cycle path. The long-distance cycle paths are supplemented by signposted connecting routes, the so-called R-ways (e.g. R10, R27, R31), which are remnants of the predecessor of the Radroutennetz.NRW. There are also short bike paths such as the HOAG route, which Ore railway line or the Green path. The network of paths mostly leads over forest, farm and bank paths, over former railway lines and roads with little traffic. Gradients differ greatly depending on the location in the Ruhr area, from practically zero on the canals to very low on the railway lines to strong ones on the edge of the Sauerland.
connections
There is connection in the north to the Roman Lippe Route, the 100 castles route, the Dortmund-Ems Canal Route, in the east to the Hellweg route, in the south to the Kaiser route and the Lenneroute as well as in the west to the Rhine cycle route.
References to literature and maps
Detailed map material with individual descriptions of the route sections and the attractions is available in bookshops and in the visitor center at Zeche Zollverein in eat to obtain. The Ruhr Regional Association is the operator of the cycle path network. He also provides GPS tracks for the main routes.
- Regional Association Ruhr Area (editor): Route of industrial culture by bike, 3rd edition, June 2010, ISBN 978-3-932-165-91-7 .
- Various downloads provided
