Why this ride
From Gelsenkirchen it runs 141 km to Gelsenkirchen; allow about 2 h 02 of riding. On the way it passes Duisburg-Werthausen, Alpen-Drüpt and back through Duisburg-Werthausen.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in and Alpen-Drüpt
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 141 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 02
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in → Duisburg-Werthausen
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 33 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 37 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in
The headframe of Shaft XII at Zollverein, with its red steel lattice and double wheels, is the Eiffel Tower of the Ruhr, and it is easy to see why. Designed by the architects Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer and opened in 1932, the shaft and its surrounding buildings were built in a clean, functional style influenced by the Bauhaus, and it was hailed as the most beautiful coal mine in the world. At its peak, Zollverein was one of the largest and most productive mines in Europe, and the adjacent coking plant processed coal into coke for the steel industry. The mine closed in 1986, the coking plant in 1993, and UNESCO listed the complex in 2001.
Read the complete Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in is where the day begins. Next is Duisburg-Werthausen.
2. Duisburg-Werthausen
Werthausen sits on the left bank of the Rhine in Duisburg, across the river from the steelworks, harbour cranes and bridges of one of Europe's great industrial cities. It is an unexpected place to look for Rome, but the Lower Rhine was the frontier of the Roman Empire for centuries, and the line of forts, fortlets and watch posts along it is now inscribed on the UNESCO list as the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, the Lower German Limes. The site at Werthausen is one of these components, part of the chain of military posts that watched the river between the legionary bases at Neuss and Xanten.
Read the complete Duisburg-Werthausen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Duisburg-Werthausen comes up about 37 km into the recorded legs. Next is Alpen-Drüpt.
3. Alpen-Drüpt
On the flat farmland of the Lower Rhine, between Alpen and Rheinberg, there is little to catch the eye: fields of maize and potatoes, poplars along ditches, brick farmhouses and the occasional windmill. Yet this was once the edge of the Roman world. The Rhine formed the frontier of the empire, and along its banks the Romans built legionary fortresses, forts, watchtowers and temporary camps. Alpen-Drüpt is one of the sites included in the Frontiers of the Roman Empire, Lower German Limes, inscribed by UNESCO in 2021; like many on the list, it survives mainly below ground, known from aerial photographs and excavations rather than standing ruins.
Read the complete Alpen-Drüpt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 69 km into the recorded legs you reach Alpen-Drüpt. Next is back through Duisburg-Werthausen.
4. back through Duisburg-Werthausen
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Duisburg-Werthausen write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Duisburg-Werthausen, late in the day. Next is Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in.
5. Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in to Duisburg-Werthausen
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in → Duisburg-Werthausen is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Duisburg-Werthausen to Alpen-Drüpt
Duisburg-Werthausen → Alpen-Drüpt is 32 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Alpen-Drüpt to back through Duisburg-Werthausen
Alpen-Drüpt → back through Duisburg-Werthausen is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Duisburg-Werthausen to Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in
back through Duisburg-Werthausen → Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in is 37 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.