Bike Summer 2025
Cycling Summer of Industrial Heritage – Industrial heritage meets cycling fun in Recklinghausen
On June 14 and 15, 2025, the Ruhr Regional Association and the Museum Zeitreise Strom invite you to the Bicycle Summer of Industrial Heritage at the Recklinghausen substation. The occasion is the 25th anniversary of the popular Museum Zeitreise Strom, which will be celebrated with a varied program.
The event combines tried-and-tested elements: discovering industrial heritage and experiencing cycling. A "mile" of industrial heritage, featuring a tented landscape, invites visitors to explore – the Industrial Heritage Route, networks from North Rhine-Westphalia, and numerous tourist information centers are all present. Among other things, the most beautiful cycling routes of the Industrial Heritage Route and the radrevier.ruhr cycling region will be showcased.
Families and children can look forward to a varied entertainment program centered around cycling, while the substation itself is intensively integrated into the program with tours, activities for children and other highlights.
The Bicycle Summer will be part of the Recklinghausen Harbor Festival in 2025, creating a unique atmosphere with walk-through acts, railing banners, and an atmospheric connection between the harbor and the substation. Catering options in the harbor area and the café in the substation will provide refreshments.
Look forward to a weekend full of industrial culture, cycling fun, and family experiences in Recklinghausen!
Cycling Summer – Program:
We're turning the entire Umspannwerk into a summer stage: with ideas all about cycling, strong exhibitors on bicycle and bicycle industrial culture, bike shows, and exciting walking acts.
- Entertainment at and in the substation - Recklinghausen
- Special exhibition German Bicycle Museum
- Presentation of the Industrial Heritage Route
- Guided walks to Emscherkunstweg projects
- Tours of the nearby Roland Mills United plant
- Participation activities and offers for children and families
- Museum experience at the Recklinghausen substation – Museum Time Travel Electricity Information and tips about cycling in the region
- Music, culinary delights and entertainment at the harbor festival at the neighboring city harbor of Recklinghausen
Experience history actively by bike and discover the most exciting evidence of industrial culture in the Ruhr area over 400 km.
Location:
Recklinghausen substation
shore street 2-4
45663 Recklinghausen
Phone: +02361 / 98 42 216
Photo: RVR / Louisa Stickelbruck