virtualmarcAnd as a bonus after leaving the Nordsternpark behind following and finally crossing the Rhine-Herne Canal over the canal bridge you enter the city <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Essen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Essen</a> and approach the <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Schurenbachhalde?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schurenbachhalde</a>, a former spoil heap.<br>
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Like most former spoil heap it's now a mostly green hill in the landscape with an artwork on top and a fascinating view of the sourroundings.<br>
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From here you can see the <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Nordsternpark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nordsternpark</a> and the <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/VeltinsArena?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VeltinsArena</a> of the local soccer club <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Schalke04?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Schalke04</a> in <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Gelsenkirchen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gelsenkirchen</a>, the still active coking plant <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Prosper?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Prosper</a> in <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Bottrop?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bottrop</a>, the coal mine and coking plant <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Zollverein?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Zollverein</a> in Essen, the Skyline of Essen including the city hall and the RWE Tower and the <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Gasometer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gasometer</a> <a href="https://myimg.social/discover/tags/Oberhausen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Oberhausen</a>.