The Nature Route and the Water Route – Cycling around Essen
In recent years, Essen has developed a variety of local cycling routes under the brand "ESSEN.Erfahren" (Experience Essen), guiding cyclists through the city either along specific themes or as bike-friendly routes. There's a coal mine tour, two church tours, and even two beer garden tours. For us cyclists, the north-south connections are particularly interesting as transport routes, because these are […]
Autumnal slag heap bliss – Take the "Slag Heap Bliss" RevierRoute to the mountains of the Ruhr area
When the leaves change color and autumn arrives, cyclists have two options to fully immerse themselves in the "golden season." Either they ride right into the heart of the golden forests, which is wonderfully possible in the Haard, the Kirchheller Heide, the Ennepe-Ruhr district, or the forests south of Duisburg. Or they climb […]
Cycling through the Ruhr region – Fast-paced travel in the radrevier.ruhr area.
To be honest, I was quite worried that we'd have to do our planned bike tour for early October in raincoats and with several liters of hot tea in our packs. For days beforehand, I checked the weather forecast daily, and lo and behold, contrary to expectations, the prediction for our planned bike tour on Saturday changed from thunderstorms to brilliant sunshine. The […]
