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The 10 Best Outdoor Activities in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Essen began in the mid-9th century as home to a women's abbey, then during the Renaissance became an important coal mining town and later a major steel production center. The famed metal-working Krupp family opened their first foundry here in 1810. One of Essen's most interesting places is the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, once the largest colliery in the world. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, it attracts 800,000 visitors a year, often hosting art exhibitions and performances.
Restaurants in Essen
1. Simply Out Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 27 reviews
The specialist on absolutly informative guides tours through the ruhr-region. Full-time tourist-guides, tour-guides and city-guides shows you on our 2 hours or 2 week tours the ruhr-region. Full of surprising green areas, industrial culture and idyllic pathes. We use bikes, busses, tram ore our feet's to go from one to another highlight.
2. Mountainbike Ruhrgebiet
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Mountainbike Ruhrgebiet offers mountainbike technique trainings, guided tours and journeys through the Ruhrgebiet
3. Baldeneysee
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4.5 based on 114 reviews
Reviewed By KarinvanB
The lake is pretty long. Approx. 8 km. You can enjoy a walk along the water. Or cycle around the lake on the good path. There is even a bridge (for walkers/cyclists only) to cross the lake. There are several places where you can stop for drinks, snacks & meals. Or bring your own to have a picknick, or sit on one of the many benches. On a sunny day, you can rent a sunbed/deckchair. When it gets too hot, just go into the water. There a designated areas where you are allowed to swim (although the water did not look too clean to me). If you are more into sports/activities: just rent a boat, go surfing, standup paddling, etc. You do not pay an entrance- or parking fee. You can also get to the lake by train. Railwaystation: Essen-Hügel.
4. Golfclub Essen Heidhausen
5. Heissiwald
6. Vogelfreifluganlage
7. Eulen-Gehege Grugapark
8. Brehminsel
9. Essener Golf Club
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
10. Damwildgehege im Grugapark
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
