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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Holzwickede

Emscher Spring Farm – Emscher spring loop from Holzwickede

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Kreis Unna

Holzwickede

Emscher Spring Farm – Emscher spring loop from Holzwickede

Easy

4.5

(10)

hikers

Emscher Spring Farm – Emscher spring loop from Holzwickede

01:13

4.55km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Bus stop

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265 m

Schwarze Adler Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

Black Eagle colliery

The history of the Black Eagle colliery officially begins in 1711, when the tradesman Caspar Friedrich Philip Anton Freiherr von Hövel zu Sölde was granted general fiefdom …

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512 m

Hixter Forest, Dortmund-Sölderholz

Highlight • Forest

1.60 km

Hixterwald or Sölder Holz is a small contiguous piece of forest on the city limits between Dortmund Holzwickede.
The Hixterwald is home to the historic, original source of the Emscher, which rises here in five spring pots.

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2.23 km

Sölder Holz Nature Reserve

Highlight • Forest

Small forest area between Holzwickede, Sölderholz and Lichtendorf.
Local recreation around the corner

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2.96 km

Emscher Spring Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

The "Emscher" springs from the "Emscherquellhof". This was formerly used as a dirty water channel for the Ruhr area. The renaturation has now become a highlight. Here at the source …

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3.09 km

Emscher spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Emscherquellhof is a half-timbered farm complex in the area of Holzwickede east of Dortmund. The farmhouse, built in 1801, consists of the main building, a converted stable building and …

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3.15 km

Bike Service Station Emscher-Quellhof

Highlight • Rest Area

There is a bike service station right at the Emscherquellhof. Here you can not only pump air, no, there are also some tools for smaller repairs.

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4.55 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.13 km

1.46 km

753 m

168 m

Surfaces

1.28 km

1.14 km

1.06 km

942 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Emscher Spring Farm – Emscher spring loop from Holzwickede

Schwarze Adler Mine

Hixter Forest, Dortmund-Sölderholz

Hixterwald (Sölder Holz)

Sölder Holz Nature Reserve

Emscher Spring Farm

Emscher spring

Bike Service Station Emscher-Quellhof

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