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Herdecke

View of the Hengsteysee – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Herdecke

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Herdecke

View of the Hengsteysee – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Herdecke

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1,386

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View of the Hengsteysee – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Herdecke

01:33

23.4km

130m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.23 km for 103 m

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Start point

Train Station

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1.45 km

South Shore of Hengsteysee

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Beautiful section on the southern shore of Lake Hengstey

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6.60 km

View of Hengsteysee

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The Hohensyburg is open all year round

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7.22 km

Hengsteysee North Shore: Hengsteysee Bridge to Niedernhof (Including Funkenburg and Mäuseturm)

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Hengsteysee - north bank section Hengsteysee bridge to Niedernhof ("Cafee Seeschlößchen")

Beautiful section on the north bank of Hengsteysee from the hiking car park at the Hengsteysee bridge to Niedernhof. …

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8.96 km

View of the Hengsteysee

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Here a few meters on the slope path over the path that leads around the lake you have a great view of the middle part of the Hengsteysees. To the …

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12.9 km

Ruhr Viaduct at Harkort Lake

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The bridge is a great photo opportunity. You feel like you've gone back in time. If a steam locomotive were to roll over it, the time jump would be perfect. ;)

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13.2 km

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke

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Great view of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke. With a length of 313 m and 12 semi-circular arches of 20 m each, the viaduct spans the valley.

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13.2 km

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

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Great corner on Hakortsee. And the viaduct is worth at least 1 photo. You can also take a break in Herdecke.

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16.9 km

View of Wetter Old Town

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A climb to the castle is worthwhile

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21.3 km

NSG Kaisbergaue

Nature Reserve

23.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.88 km

5.30 km

3.41 km

3.08 km

2.46 km

173 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

3.33 km

1.66 km

1.22 km

740 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

21°C

8°C

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Comments

May 20, 2025,Rund um Hengstey - und Harkortsee

A very beautiful tour around Lake Harkort and Lake Hengstey. The start and finish is the bridge connecting Hagen and Herdecke.

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August 21, 2021,RT Harkkort-Hengsteysee Wetter(Ruhr) – Eisenbahnviadukt Herdecke

Since Komoot played a trick on me at the beginning, the part between "A" and "B" (approx. 1.4 km) is missing :-). Otherwise, the route is just fantastic, but with a few obstacles. On the Kaisberg there are two stairs to climb that are not easy, and in between there are two short sections that have to be pushed. Otherwise …

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August 28, 2022,Von Arnsberg nach Aussicht auf den Harkortsee und Wetter

If you can drive, you don't have to. Looked promising on the map.

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June 2, 2025,Tour de Ruhr mit 🅿️aulE 🚴🏻‍♀️🌊🍃🌳

Today, we first headed from Herdecke to the idyllic Werdringen moated castle. Then we continued to Alt-Wetter and along Lake Harkort to Lake Hengstey, past the Koepchenwerk and the Seeschlößchen to the mouth of the Lenne.

A beautiful tour with many buildings worth seeing 🏭🌁⛪🏰

Komoot must have "inflated" the elevation gain 🤣🙈

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May 10, 2022,Wetter-1 - Harkortsee und Hengsteysee

Rivers, lakes, canals, ponds... Water is a magical attraction. All the better if two lakes can be cycled around at the same time.

Worth seeing: Erdringen moated castle, Ruhr viaduct, hydroelectric power station, Hengsteysee, Ruhrtalblick at the Kaiser Wilhelm monument, Hohensyburg ruins, Vincketurm, Seeschlösschen on Hengsteysee, Harkortsee.

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March 24, 2022,Neue Tour, Ruhrseen 8 mit neuer Brücke über die Volme

Hello, here is a new tour around the Ruhr lakes. They are called Ruhrseen 8. This week a bridge for cyclists will be opened over the Volme, so you can cycle past the Ruhr via the Volme estuary to the weir at Hengsteysee. The bridge has been planned for 10 years, but is finally finished. Unfortunately, the route from the …

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April 9, 2024,Feierabendtour

I spent three days in Herdecke on business and looked at the two lakes that were created to purify the Ruhr. It was cold and stormy.

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View of the Hengsteysee – Harkortsee Railway Viaduct loop from Herdecke

South Shore of Hengsteysee

View of Hengsteysee

Hengsteysee North Shore: Hengsteysee Bridge to Niedernhof (Including Funkenburg and Mäuseturm)

View of the Hengsteysee

Ruhr Viaduct at Harkort Lake

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke

Harkortsee Railway Viaduct

View of Wetter Old Town

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