Railway routes in the Ruhr area - the Hamburg-Venloer railway
This former railway line was part of the Hamburg-Venloer Bahn, a national historical railway connection in north-west Germany that was part of the transcontinental railway project "Paris-Hamburger-Bahn". Today, the Bahntrassenradweg connects the towns of Wesel, Dorsten and Haltern am See over a distance of around 40 kilometres.
On the "Römerspuren" loop
The section between Wesel and Dorsten also features the "Roman Traces" loop of the Römer-Lippe-Route . While the Romans didn't travel by train 2000 years ago, you can learn a lot here about their daily lives and the hardships that characterized the lives of Roman legionaries.
Industrial culture and natural idyll
Between Dorsten-Hervest and Lippramsdorf, a few detours from the Hamburg-Venlo railway line are necessary, as the railway track in this area has not yet been fully converted into a cycle path. These detours, however, offer some highlights. For example, you'll cycle through the grounds of the Fürst Leopold Creative Quarter and experience industrial heritage up close. In the so-called Stork Country, in the Hervester Bruch nature reserve , you'll have the opportunity to observe storks. Before rejoining the railway line in Lippramsdorf towards Haltern am See, you can enjoy a view of the Lippe River and its floodplains from the Lippe dike.
