The name comes from - of course - the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein, the only World Heritage Site in the Ruhr region. The route starts there and leads right through the north of Essen, past the Rhine-Herne Canal. Nowhere else in the city can the successful structural change of the once industrial region be discovered so closely and, above all, so close to nature. The highlights - in the truest sense of the word - are the walkable slag heaps. Hikers can let their gaze wander and unwind from the proud landmarks that were created by the piling up of the mine rock.
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