View of the Haltern Reservoir – View of the Halterner Stausee loop from Hochmoor Borkenberge

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View of the Haltern Reservoir – View of the Halterner Stausee loop from Hochmoor Borkenberge

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4.3

(23)

hikers

View of the Haltern Reservoir – View of the Halterner Stausee loop from Hochmoor Borkenberge

05:35

21.9km

70m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 31, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.87 km

Rest area with a view of the Haltern Reservoir

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The Haltern Reservoir is a dam near Haltern am See. It was built from 1927 to 1930, holds 20.5 million cubic meters of water and belongs to Gelsenwasser AG. The Stever and the Halterner Mühlenbach are dammed.

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6.35 km

View of the Haltern Reservoir

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Just beautiful 🦊

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6.48 km

View of the Halterner Reservoir — North Side

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Beautiful lake to rest and relax, also suitable for fishing, swimming and boating.

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6.68 km

Haltern Reservoir Lakeside Trail

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The reservoir is enclosed by an 8.3-kilometer circular path. This offers many opportunities for hiking and cycling.

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7.34 km

Haltern am See Youth Hostel

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The Haltern am See youth hostel is a nature park host.

In the middle of the Hohe Mark nature park, between glittering lakes and deep forests, your time out awaits …

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9.12 km

Picnic Area With View of Hullerner Stausee

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Nice place for hiking breaks 🥾👍

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9.60 km

Bench with a view of Halterner Stausee

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Worth a break, beautiful panorama.

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10.5 km

View of the Halterner Stausee

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A very great view!

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21.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.21 km

7.15 km

5.06 km

484 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

4.82 km

2.73 km

1.37 km

570 m

302 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

18°C

8°C

75 %

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Comments

July 18, 2025,Blick auf den Stausee – Aussichtsbank Runde von Hausdülmen

I ran the route, and it's definitely not a good hiking trail unless you want to walk 90% on asphalt. The scenery is moderately varied: pine forests, lakes, and prohibition signs. Basically, you walk almost the entire time on the ring road of the former Tommy military training area, which the company returned to the federal government in 2015. Oh …

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May 29, 2025,Wandern rund um den ehemaligen Truppenübungsplatz Borkenberge

Suitable for an endurance test and plenty of rest, but otherwise very boring. Lots of asphalt and many long straights. The military training area is off-limits, so always stay on the road; no shortcuts are possible.

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May 6, 2022,Rund um den TrÜbPl Borkenberge

Since my last hikes had quite large parts of the city, I wanted to enjoy more nature today.
So I decided to finally go on "Sarah Wanders"'s tour. However, I skipped the final loop through the Westruper Heide and will make up for it when the heath blooms again (on the other hand, it's beautiful there at any time of …

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