Barrierefrei
Discover Haltern am See - a town that is known for its barrier-free offers.
A barrier-free path runs around the picturesque Haltern reservoir, inviting you to take relaxing walks and making nature accessible to everyone. The LWL Roman Museum offers barrier-free access so that all visitors can experience the fascinating Roman history.
In the Hohe Mark Nature Park, you can discover some popular cycle paths that are also accessible for people with disabilities and the popular Roman-Lippe Route theme route is partially barrier-free so that cyclists and hikers can explore the historical route in comfort.
A barrier-free path in the Westruper Heidelandschaft also provides an unforgettable nature experience for people with different needs.
Haltern am See is actively committed to inclusive experiences and warmly invites all guests to discover the diverse sights.
All year round, people come to our beautiful town to experience its history and culture. Haltern am See also wants to be attractive for people with disabilities, senior citizens with walking frames and families with children. The aim is to make Haltern am See barrier-free.
Together with the district of Recklinghausen, the town of Haltern am See has developed a small flyer to help you find your way around.
Where can you find accessible routes?
Through the nature park without hurdles
As you know, Haltern am See is located in the heart of the Hohe Mark Nature Park.
There are also accessible cycle routes here for those who want to explore. Whether with a children's trailer, duo bike, roller bike or tricycle, there are lots of exciting things to experience.
Cycling laps for all
Adventurer with a handicap
With the project "Barrier-free cycle tourism on the Römer-Lippe-Route", Ruhr Tourismus GmbH has examined the conditions for barrier-free cycle tourism against the backdrop of inclusive social development and the increasing proportion of older people in the population. To this end, individual sections and facilities along the 479-kilometre long-distance cycle route between Detmold and Xanten were designed to be barrier-free.
On 27.02.2020, the project was awarded the German Cycling Prize 2020 in the Service category. "People want to be mobile by bike in all situations and accessibility is an important building block for this," said Rudolf Jelinek, First Mayor of the city of Essen, in his laudatory speech.
This project was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Energy, Industry, SMEs and Crafts of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Click here for the final report of the funded project:
