Phoenix-West Blast Furnace – View of Phoenix Lake loop from Buschmühle

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Phoenix-West Blast Furnace – View of Phoenix Lake loop from Buschmühle

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Phoenix-West Blast Furnace – View of Phoenix Lake loop from Buschmühle

02:27

9.49km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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338 m

Buschmühle Railway Bridge

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The Dortmund - Soest railway runs over the viaduct.

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1.01 km

Phoenix-West Blast Furnace

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The Phoenix-West blast furnace plant, founded in the 19th century, is a testament to Dortmund's industrial past and is located in the Hörde district. It symbolizes the steel production that …

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1.20 km

Phoenix West Industrial Heritage Site

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The last remnants of industrial culture can still be seen on the former site of the Hoeschwerk.

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2.31 km

Totem with Magpie Sculpture

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Shortly after the Bird Woman comes the artwork Totem with Magpie. The "Ghosts of the Emscher Valley" consisted of the two works "Bird Woman" and "Totem with Magpie", which were …

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4.63 km

New Kaiserberg

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The New Kaiserberg consists of excavation of the Phoenix Lake and protrudes 40 meters above the water surface. No wonder you have a great view from up here. For example …

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4.81 km

View of Phoenix Lake from the Kaiserberg

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Great view over the lake and the new houses

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6.04 km

View of Phoenix Lake

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The Phoenix Lake is a piece of nature in an urban environment - everything is created, nothing has grown, but that is exactly what fascinates me so much. What used …

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6.63 km

Hörder Burgplatz at Phoenix Lake

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Ambitious 'harbor' on a small artificial lake (Phoenix-See) in southern Dortmund created by excavating some of the toxic contaminated soils of a 200-year old former industrial site next to the historic location of the medieval Hoerde castle.
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9.49 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.27 km

609 m

578 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.98 km

3.11 km

1.03 km

315 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

17°C

9°C

73 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

December 17, 2023,Eine Runde um den Phoenix See von Phoenix West aus

Two months ago I was traveling here as a mammoth and today I wanted to walk part of the way again and reminisce a little. The lake really invites you to walk around it at any time of the year. You can eat well along the way or combine it with a visit to Phoenix West. It's really great what …

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January 17, 2025,Phoenixsee und Phoenix-West

Take advantage of the sun for a bit between appointments.

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April 13, 2024,Phoenix des Lumières und Phoenix See

Phoenix des Lumières, great Gaudi and Dali exhibition.

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March 26, 2022,Phoenix: West und See

Since the grill is already smoking, there was only time for a small round today.
When there was no wind, the temperatures felt like summer.

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March 11, 2023,Phoenix Des Lumiéres +See

Through friends we became aware of the art exhibition by the artists Hundertwasser and Klimt on the Hösch site in Dortmund Hörde.

phoenix-lumieres.com

This was a phenomenal visual event well worth the €15 entry fee.

You should plan a total of about 1 hour for the visit.
Unfortunately, films cannot be embedded in Komoot.

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April 13, 2024,Phoenix des Lumières und Phoenix See

The new permanent exhibition has been running since January 2024 in the premises of a former gas blower hall on the site of the former Phoenix-West in the south of Dortmund.

Phoenix des Lumières
invites visitors - to the Spanish region of Catalonia: This is where the work of the equally highly acclaimed and polarizing artist Salvador Dalí and the …

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January 21, 2026,Dortmund, Phoenix See, Kaiserberg, Hörde & Phoenix des Lumieres

One of Germany's largest urban development projects is Lake Phoenix in Dortmund-Hörde. On the site of the former ThyssenKrupp AG steelworks, formerly Hoesch, a new recreational area has emerged on approximately 100 hectares of development land, following roughly 160 years of steelmaking history. The area is surrounded by attractive building plots. Five years of planning culminated in another five years …

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February 10, 2024,Phönix Des Lumiérs mit See

We really enjoyed the art exhibition in Hoesch Park Do Hörde last year. The program has now changed and Dali, Gaudi and another installation are shown in the former blower hall. Admission 🎟 €16 for adults. The light and sound show lasts about 1 hour. Intoxicating images beautifully presented.

phoenix-lumieres.com/de/exhibitions

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