Paddling, bathing areas and drinking water production on the Ruhr
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The Ruhr Valley has the important function of a local recreation area, especially for the residents of the Ruhr area, so the banks of the Ruhr are largely spared from industry and other buildings and are more characterized by wide meadows and forest areas, which are specially protected for drinking water production.
Further information on the Ruhr Shipping Ordinance, shipping and water sports on the Ruhr and current announcements can be found at the Düsseldorf District Government.
Between geese and aquatic plants on the Ruhr
Water hiking with short-term camping on the way - an option
Another highlight on a Ruhr tour is crossing the Ruhr reservoirs, when the previously relatively quiet river landscape suddenly mutates into a spacious, lively water sports area. In the Ruhr reservoirs, water hikers will find numerous mooring options at water sports clubs and on public jetties.
In this context, the Ruhr reservoirs Hengsteysee, Harkortsee, Kemnader See, Baldeneysee and Kettwiger See as well as the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr, whose water station is the starting point of the White Fleet. All of these lakes, or rather dams, are also easy to reach by bike. There are even passenger ships on Lake Kemnader, such as the Schwalbe II, which travels between the Kemnader weir and the riverside road on the Ruhr above the lake in Witten-Bommern.
We really enjoyed our first paddling trip on the Ruhr, even though the trip back against the current was quite strenuous. It is a river with a strong current, as one passerby remarked: "You are going in the wrong direction!" But anyone can paddle with the current.
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Biking to the Railway Museum Bochum in Dahlhausen
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