Registration for the tours is possible on site at the Ruhr Tourism booth.
An urban gravel ride with a los places tour with Pascal
You can enjoy some brilliant gravel riding even in urban areas – as this gravel ride with Pascal proves. The route takes you from the GravelGround festival site via the Grimberger Sichel to the Pluto slag heap. Tucked away in the woods, the Almaring – a former motor racing circuit – lies as a ‘lost place’ in the heart of the forest. The route continues through Gelsenkirchen to the Consol colliery, which features plenty of public art, before gradually heading back to the festival site.
Pascal’s guided gravel ride starts on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 10.30 am at the radrevier.ruhr information stand at Gravel Ground. You can also sign up for the free tour at the radrevier.ruhr stand during the expo opening hours.
- Saturday, 12 September at 10.30 am
- 2–2.5 hour ride
- Type of ride: Sightseeing
‘Zum Emschlerland’ tour with mtb_road_anni
On this tour, we’ll cycle at a leisurely pace along the Rhine-Herne Canal to the Emscherland. On the way back, we’ll follow various former railway lines back to the Ewald colliery.
The guided gravel ride organised by mtb_road_anni starts on Saturday 12 September 2026 at 12:00 at the radrevier.ruhr information stand on the Gravel Ground. You can also sign up for the free tour at the radrevier.ruhr stand during the Expo opening hours.
- Saturday 12 September at 12 noon
- 2-hour ride
- Type of ride: Gravel
Tour „Lost Place Zechentour Westerhold“ with Evelyn & Michelle
A very special gravel ride to the abandoned Westerholt Colliery! Whilst the colliery gates are normally locked, they’ll be opened exclusively for this tour. Once there, you’ll get plenty of insider information about the colliery site and exclusive access to areas usually off-limits – let yourself be surprised.
The guided gravel ride led by Michelle and Evelyn starts on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 2.00 pm at the radrevier.ruhr information stand on the Gravel Ground. You can also sign up for the free tour at the radrevier.ruhr stand during the Expo opening hours.
- Saturday, 12 September at 2 pm
- 2.5–3 hours ride
- Type of ride: Sightseeing
Tour „Kumpel, Kanal & Pottliebe – eine Gravel-Tour“ with Nicole from RUND & RAUS
This little tribute to our Gravel-Pott takes you from the GravelGround festival site first to the beautiful Strünkede moated castle in Herne. There are some brilliant riverside paths along the Rhine-Herne Canal and the Emscher, and with a short stretch of the König-Ludwig-Trasse, the route also includes a railway-line cycle path typical of the region. To round things off, the Recklinghausen Colliery provides just the right dose of industrial heritage. So, in fact, this short 28-kilometre cycle route has it all.
The guided gravel ride organised by Rund & Raus starts on Saturday 12 September 2026 at 2.15 pm and on Sunday 13 September 2026 at 12 noon at the radrevier.ruhr information stand on the Gravel Ground. You can also sign up for the free tour at the radrevier.ruhr stand during the expo opening hours.
- Saturday 12 September at 2.15 pm and Sunday 13 September at 12 noon
- 2–2.5 hours ride
- Type of ride: Gravel
Tour „Girls-Ride: Easy Peasy Beginner-Graveltour from Zeche Ewald“ with Evelyn & Michelle
A guided girls’ ride to Gravel Ground 2026! This route is a leisurely gravel ride over the Hoheward slag heap and through the Emscherbruch to the beautiful half-timbered village of Westerholt. The return journey takes us along the Allee des Wandels, past the Schlägel & Eisen colliery.
The guided gravel ride led by Michelle and Evelyn starts on Sunday 13 September 2026 at 12.15 pm at the radrevier.ruhr information stand at Gravel Ground. You can also sign up for the free tour at the radrevier.ruhr stand during the expo opening hours.
- Sunday 13 September at 12.15 pm
- 2 hours ride
- Type of ride: Gravel