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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Herdecke

Borbachtal Stream – Ridge Trail Ruhr Region loop from Herdecke

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Herdecke

Borbachtal Stream – Ridge Trail Ruhr Region loop from Herdecke

Hard

4.7

(111)

375

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Borbachtal Stream – Ridge Trail Ruhr Region loop from Herdecke

06:34

22.8km

570m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Kermelbach

Felsen am Harkortsee

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Start point

Train Station

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4.69 km

Kermelbach Nature Reserve

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"The Kermelbach is a natural maeandrierender brook with flat and steep banks (in a range as steep rock) and local gravel bays.Its sole is rocky, sometimes the basement is cut …

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7.83 km

Borbachtal Stream

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The Borbachtal is attractive in every season. Unfortunately, it dries out more and more often in summer.

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8.90 km

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Witten

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From here you have a very nice view of the Ruhr and the surrounding area.

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9.60 km

View of the Ruhr River above Wetterstraße

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In good weather a really worthwhile view

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12.1 km

Ridge Trail Ruhr Region

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There is a really nice little ridge path here. Good alternative to the adjacent gravel road

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16.5 km

Gut Schede Manor

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Nice area - great trails and many places with great views

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19.4 km

Teehaus

Ruins

20.0 km

View of Lake Harkort

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After all, you pedal up almost 150 vertical meters here - it feels like a few more. So high can the pot! And so nice: The view of the Harkortsee …

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20.1 km

View of the Harkortsee from the Felsen am Harkortsee

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After reaching the hill from Wetter through a shady valley, the path winds its way above the valley of the Ruhr along the mountains.
Highlight is undoubtedly a lovingly designed …

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21.0 km

Viewpoint

22.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.21 km

6.72 km

6.70 km

665 m

447 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.41 km

6.84 km

6.41 km

1.17 km

993 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Saturday 20 June

29°C

18°C

58 %

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Comments

November 12, 2022,Ruhrblick-Runde von Herdecke

The equation of the day:
Sunny + warm = hiking

The destination of the day was Herdecke, before my parents came to visit I wanted to take another look at the Ruhr.
And so it went from the Herdecke train station uphill into the woods, later through Westende to the Kermelbachtal. That could already run great on forest paths. We …

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March 4, 2025,Ab Witten ins Ardeygebirge

This was a beautiful tour through the Ardey Mountains, so it also had a few meters of elevation. The first highlight, Hohenstein, followed after a short climb and a few minutes. The view here was great. The path leads us up and down through the beautiful forest area. The route is mostly easy to walk on wide paths. The narrower …

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August 22, 2023,⛅️Eine Runde Witten🌳🌳 - 🧐spektakulatius 👍

Nice weather ⛅️ was actually forecast again. So why not use the €49 ticket and take a tour of NRW 😉.
Badeschlüppa stayed with him, but was not needed either.
Backpack food and sturdy shoes are recommended ☝️.
Otherwise it was a nice change again...you don't find views like this every day 😁

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November 30, 2024,Zwischen Hohenstein und Harkortberg

Actually two hikes: first a nice walk with parents and Daisy around the Witten Helenenberg and up the Hohenstein, then a solo hike towards the Wetteraner Harkortberg.
Worth mentioning: Tomorrow (1.12. from 5 p.m.) there will be "Lights & Glows" at the Hammerteich for the 1st Advent, all information here: hammerteich.de

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July 14, 2024,Wetter Runde

Demanding, moderately difficult hike that requires a good level of fitness. Mixed trail types with a high proportion of forest, making it ideal on warm and hot days.

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August 8, 2021,Unterwegs durch die Ruhralpen - Das Ardeygebirge

So the group asked for it, so the wish will be granted! Altitude training (as far as it is possible here in the lowlands) on a tour through the Ardey Mountains, we managed at least 460HM over 15km. Because of some gravel sections, bootie training could also be done right away. With a relatively large group today, we had a …

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December 27, 2021,Hohenstein - Wetter

Spontaneously today the new boots, me and boots 🙈, decided to break in.
Now they definitely don't look new anymore😉.
This leisurely round was ideal for this and the mixture of road, forest and forest trails was also ideal for this time of the year. So the mud was kept within limits.
The descent to the Ender Talstraße was a …

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April 26, 2022,Vom Hammerteich zum Hakortsee 🥾🥾

Totally brilliant tour, on many narrow paths 😃 and a lot of deciduous forest 🌳🌳
Just saw 4 deforested areas 😊
I'm really excited about how beautiful Anne Ruhr is 😎
Will definitely repeat the round with better visibility 👍

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Borbachtal Stream – Ridge Trail Ruhr Region loop from Herdecke

Kermelbach Nature Reserve

Borbachtal Stream

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Witten

View of the Ruhr River above Wetterstraße

Ridge Trail Ruhr Region

Gut Schede Manor

View of Lake Harkort

View of the Harkortsee from the Felsen am Harkortsee

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