Hasper Dam – View of the Hasper Reservoir loop from Hasper Bachtal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Ennepetal

Hasper Dam – View of the Hasper Reservoir loop from Hasper Bachtal

Moderate

4.8

(137)

460

hikers

Hasper Dam – View of the Hasper Reservoir loop from Hasper Bachtal

03:45

13.6km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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894 m

Hasper Dam

Highlight • Monument

Climb over the fallen trees.

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1.11 km

View of the Hasper Reservoir

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A leisurely circular route of about five kilometers leads around the Hasper dam.

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3.24 km

Hasper Bach Adventure Trail

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It is nice to walk along the stream.

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4.41 km

Schöpplenberg

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Very nice area between Hagen and Breckerfeld. Can I only recommend to every hiker and cyclist.

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9.99 km

Hasper Reservoir

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The second largest of the three dams around Ennepetal. It serves as a drinking water dam for the Hagen area and was built around the turn of the century.

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10.9 km

The Hasper dam or Haspertalsperre is a dam that was built from 1901 to 1904 to plans by Otto Intze by the city Haspe (now district of Hagen) in the Ruhr area (North Rhine-Westphalia) for drinking water supply. It is one of 14 dams in the river system of the Ruhr. The inauguration took place on October 11, 1904.

The dam wall of the Haspertalsperre is a curved gravity dam made of quarry stone masonry according to the Intze principle. The jammed water is the Hasper brook. The Haspertalsperre has a pre-basin, the Schöpplenberger pond.

In the years 1991 to 1994, the dam was renovated and reinforced with a superior sealing shell. She was also increased by 40 cm. It belongs to the Mark-E Aktiengesellschaft.

The two turrets of the dam were originally located in the middle, but have now been moved outwards to the wall end. In the original locations, two steering wheels are reminiscent of the towers. There is also a circa five kilometer round trail around the dam.

Originally located near the dam was the breakpoint Hasper dam of the Kleinbahn Haspe-Voerde-Breckerfeld, later tram line 11, which was often the starting point for walks around the dam. Today, the so-called Plessen Viaduct recalls the narrow gauge railway, which was used to cross the valley. The later bus traffic to the dam was set on May 22, 1977, so that the lock is now only accessible on foot or by car.

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11.9 km

View of Hasper Reservoir

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However, recreational use of the water is restricted due to its use for drinking water. The lake is fenced in, and benches in many places invite you to take a break with a view of the lake and the wooded mountain slopes.

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13.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

1.54 km

716 m

555 m

208 m

Surfaces

9.86 km

1.77 km

1.25 km

670 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

62 %

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Comments

July 28, 2025,Von Waldbaur zur Hasper Talsperre😍

Since we hiked from Oberbauer to the Hasper Dam yesterday, Katja thought, why not try the opposite side? We've never hiked like that before. 🤷‍♀️
And in no time, a new tour was planned. 😂
What we ended up with was a lovely loop from Zurstrasse (Hagen) along the Hasperbach stream, continuing to the dam and returning via the Wahl …

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June 6, 2022,Hasper Talsperre – Hasper Talsperre Runde von Oberbauer

Back home on Whit Monday we first went to the Hasper Dam. I was allowed to visit this in November of last year on my 2-day tour of the area. In (late) spring, the picture is completely different: there is significantly less mud and water on the paths and since everything is in full bloom, it also looks a lot …

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March 23, 2023,Umrundung Hasper Talsperre inkl. Umgehung der wegen Hangsicherungsarbeiten gesperrten Hälfte

As is usually the case at the moment... Sturdy, waterproof shoes are required!

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March 16, 2022,EN:Kleinbahntrasse ab Voerde über den Segelflughafen Hof Wahl und die Haspertalsperre zurück 💪👌

Parked on Rollmannstr Ennepetal Voerde with direct access to the Kleinbahntrasse 👍

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March 17, 2024,"Wetterfest B" zur Hasper Talsperre

Our weather festival group was divided into the A group (sporty) and the B group (contemplative). I'm actually hiking with A, but I still had some time today and joined the B's. It was a leisurely tour in the hiking area around the Hasper Dam that I was familiar with. It was a leisurely journey on wet but good paths. …

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