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Elevation: 12m
Parking: 51.481°, 6.784°
Ferrata: 51.4829°, 6.7812°
Characteristics
The entrance begins on the left directly at the entrance (4th rope). The route runs clockwise along the massive walls of former iron ore warehouses and foundries. The walls are made of rough uneven concrete with different slopes. People often traverse along the walls, walk over the tops of the walls, there are several ladders, suspension bridges, long footbridges and even a Nepal bridge. This via ferrata is quite demanding and time-consuming. In the second part or the hall there are also two more difficult sections (E), in particular a traverse about 8 m long on a fairly vertical wall with few steps, which can be quite tiring on the arms. It is definitely recommended to protect yourself and wear gloves. However, these difficult sections can be avoided. It is important to follow the information on the signs along the route. The route can also be traveled in combination with the easier variant (B/C). The entire Via Ferrata is very well secured.
Arrival
See GPS coordinates.
Boarding
From the car park you go into the landscape park. Immediately after the entrance, turn right and walk about 250 m along the park boundary to the climbing towers. Turn left there and after about 50 m you will reach the entrance to Via Ferrata - section 3.
Access to the Via Ferrata is chargeable. You must register at https://klettern.dav-duisburg.de and pay a daily fee of 10 EUR (as of 2022). There is a numerical code on the entrance door that changes daily. After entering this code on the dav-duisburg website, the door will be opened. The entry fee is valid all day and allows multiple entries.
Exit
The Via Ferrata ends at the same place as the start. You return to the parking lot the same way.
Interesting facts
In the Duisburg-Nord Landscape Park, a landscape park of around 180 hectares, industrial culture, nature and fascinating light displays merge to form a unique park landscape. The heart of the building is a disused steelworks, whose old industrial facilities were converted for other purposes. The former factory halls are used for corporate and cultural events, the largest artificial diving center in Europe was built in an old gasometer, the former ore canneries were converted into an alpine climbing center, and a disused high-altitude ore bunker was converted into a viewing tower. Access to the park area is free. Further information can be found at www.landschaftspark.de.
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