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TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km 2026 trail running route — Germany · North Rhine-Westphalia / North Rhine region

Germany · North Rhine-Westphalia / North Rhine region

Distance

230 km

Date

Entry fee

€230

€ / km

€1.00

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TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km

Elevation and Terrain

Total Meters

1,600m

D+/KM

7.0m/km

For context, the Tor des Géants 330 loop has 73 D+/km.

Avg Uphill Gradient

4.8%

Avg Downhill Gradient

-4.7%

Uphill gradient distribution

TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km 230 km — uphill gradient distribution (GPX-derived, analysed 2026-05-02)
2–5%
25.7 km
5–10%
8.0 km
10–15%
1.6 km
15–20%
0.5 km
20%+
0.4 km

Route Profile

Analysed

Terrain breakdown

TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km 230 km — terrain breakdown (GPX-derived, analysed 2026-05-02)
15.9%Uphill
72.4%Flat
11.7%Downhill

Terrain

Urban

TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km 230km Top Climbs

Top Climbs

TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km 230 km — top climbs (GPX-derived, analysed 2026-05-02)
1

6.5 km · 165 m gain

starts km 217 · avg 2.6% · max 49.0%

2

6.9 km · 121 m gain

starts km 210 · avg 1.8% · max 20.3%

3

2.0 km · 47 m gain

starts km 195 · avg 2.4% · max 9.5%

Top descents

TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km 230 km — top descents (GPX-derived, analysed 2026-05-02)
1

0.5 km · 39 m drop

starts km 197 · avg -8.1% · max -19.0%

2

0.6 km · 24 m drop

starts km 209 · avg -4.0% · max -9.5%

3

0.8 km · 24 m drop

starts km 164 · avg -3.0% · max -30.0%

Getting to TorTour de Ruhr – 230 km

Nearest airport

Dortmund (DTM) / Düsseldorf (DUS) / Cologne Bonn (CGN)

Notes

Start: ~1.5–2.75 hrs; 230K start is Winterberg (finish in Duisburg) / Public transport: feasible by rail to major towns but point-to-point support is complex; car or crew strongly recommended / Accommodation: good in start and finish cities; can be tight on race weekend

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