Nature and water adventure park "Emscherland"
On the border between Recklinghausen and Castrop-Rauxel, a blue-green oasis has emerged around the renaturalized Emscher.
The extensive area of the Emscherland invites you to walk, discover and enjoy.
Many cosy places offer the opportunity to linger and relax, while the floral splendour attracts busy bees and there is busy buzzing and chirping all around.
The park's diverse offerings include extensive perennial beds, impressive viewpoints into the naturally redesigned floodplain landscape, a playground, a blue classroom, a beekeeper's house, an orchard and themed gardens.
Good to know:
- The paths are flat and suitable for wheelchairs, bicycles, scooters, etc.
- Toilet facilities on site
- Bicycle parking at the entrance
- In good weather, a van with a small selection of food and drinks is on site.
(Further restaurants are located 800m away towards Castrop-Rauxel on the Rhine-Herne Canal or even further north on the Emscher River, about 2km north of the park. There are also places to eat in the Suderwich district, about 2,4km away.)
The Emscherland is best reached on foot or by bike along the Emscher on the Emscher-Weg or the Emscher-Promenade with its newly created rest, play and educational stations.
If you are not coming from the Emscher-Weg, you will reach the motorway underpass at the Henrichenburger Straße/Emschertalweg intersection, behind which the entrance to Emscherland is hidden.
You can also find route suggestions on our Komoot profile: “Recklinghausen Tourism”
Bus line 233 (e.g. from the main station, every 30 minutes)
Bus stop: Emschertalweg, From there it's a 200m walk to the Emschertalweg trail, which leads under the motorway bridge to the entrance of the Emscherland region.
Parking: north of Emscherland near the corner of Suderwicher Straße / Wartburgstraße;
from there 400 m on foot to the Emschertalweg, which leads under the motorway bridge to the entrance of the Emscherland.
Enter “Parkplatz Emscherland” on Google Maps.
Further information & guided tours
For the origins and development of the “Emscherland” project of the Emschergenossenschaft, the municipalities of Recklinghausen, Castrop-Rauxel, Herne and Herten as well as the Ruhr Regional Association, please find more information here.
