Aktuelle Streckenhinweise
From time to time there are also roadworks on the RuhrtalRadweg. We have compiled all known measures here so that you can inform yourself in advance. Detour are always set up and signposted on site. The detour are not included in the GPX track to avoid confusion caused by too many different GPX tracks in circulation.
In case of flooding of the Ruhr, you will find the corresponding flood bypasses here. Please note that the ruhrtalFähre Hardenstein can also stop operating at short notice during the off-season if the water level is too high. The daily updated ferry times can be found here: https://www.wabembh.de/
Attention: Current information on arrival and departure by train in 2025
In addition to construction sites directly on the RuhrtalRadweg, there may also be closures or cancellations when traveling by train. You can find all the information we know about this HERE.
Please always check the following link before starting your journey to see if there are any replacement timetables, delays or changed connections:
www.zuginfo.nrw
Roadworks and route closures for rail travel in 2025
The following construction sites and route plans for 2025 are already known. This list will be updated on an ongoing basis:
Route section | Period 2025 | Measure | Impact |
| Bestwig - Brilon-Wald | 22.06. - 21.09. | Tunnel work | No train traffic, Winterberg journey not affected, Mon-Fri hourly connection to Winterberg |
| Wickede - Meschede | 08.05.- 19.05. | Points work | No train service Winterberg journey affected |
| Schwerte - Wickede & Fröndenberg - Menden | 21.05.- 26.05. & 30.05. - 03.06. & 11.06. - 16.06. | Points work | No train service Winterberg journey affected |
| Warburg - Scherfede | 20.08. - 27.08. | Points work | No train service Winterberg journey not affected |
| Arnsberg - Bestwig | 29.09. - 04.10. | Points work | No train service Winterberg journey affected |
| Messinghausen - Warburg | 22.10. - 01.11. | Points work | No train service Winterberg journey not affected |
Brilon-Wald - Willingen | 11.05 - 26.05. | Points work | No train service Arrival Winterberg not affected |
Renewal between Winterberg and Olsberg
From spring 2026, the RuhrtalRadweg will be upgraded in several stages. The progress and closures as well as information on how to get there will be regularly updated on the website.
Meschede-Freienohl
From 16.02.2026 until probably 15.05.2026, the access route between Ruhr and Obergraben in Meschede-Freienohl will be closed due to construction work and the RuhrtalRadweg will be temporarily rerouted. The detour is signposted.
Arnsberg-Oeventrop
Due to a bridge construction project in Oeventrop, the RuhrtalRadweg is not passable throughout. Please use the temporary Kirchstraße bridge (dismount and push). Then use the Widayweg road (if necessary, dismount briefly here too).
Wickede
Construction of the new pedestrian and cycle bridge in Wickede (Ruhr) has started. The entire construction phase will last until 2027. The long construction period will be compensated for with a new wide bridge that will make it easy to cycle on.
Please watch out for construction traffic and do not cycle too fast around the construction site.
Alternative route: Iserlohn
In Iserlohn, there may be short-term closures on the main route of the RuhrtalRadweg. An alternative route is signposted locally and leads via the districts of Hennen and Rheinen or via junctions 30, 29, 27 to 25. From here, the RuhrtalRadweg will follow the previous route again.
In the long term, the RuhrtalRadweg will be moved closer to the Ruhr here and planning is already underway.
Essen-Heisingen to -Kupferdreh: Closure of the bridge over the Baldeneysee
Period of closure: 22.01.2026 - unknown
The wooden structure of the former railroad bridge needs to be repaired, PROVISIONALLY by summer 2026. A problem-free detour of the cycle routes between KP51 (end of Grugatrasse) and Kupferdreh (KP54) - including the Ruhrtal cycle path - is signposted via the Kampmannbrücke bridge not far to the north. At the next junction downstream, you will reach the routes again before Kupferdreh on the right down to the river bank.
New destination RuhrtalRadweg
Due to construction work on the Karl Lehr Bridge in Duisburg-Kasslerfeld and on the Ruhr weir, there will be a closure of several years at the end of the RuhrtalRadweg, both at the weir itself and under the bridge on Ruhrorter Straße. Unfortunately, the large-scale renovations are beyond our control and a cycle path must unfortunately be subordinate to such projects. As all possible bypasses were not optimal and attractive and do not meet the requirements of a 4* quality cycle path, the RuhrtalRadweg will be rerouted for the duration of the construction sites, which will last several years.
The new route now branches off at Emmericher Straße and leads via Duisburg-Duissern directly to the Buckelbrücke bridge in Duisburg's inner harbor, where you can end your tour comfortably in one of the numerous restaurants. The route has been specially signposted and even resurfaced in places. In addition, tourist information boards with overview maps have been installed and our GPX tracks have been adapted. This new, temporary finish point provides you with an attractive touristic end to your tour. For all those who would like to continue cycling to the Rhine Orange, there are also route suggestions from the inner harbor to the mouth of the Ruhr (can also be seen on the two signs on site):
