Kemnader Lake

The Kemnader See, built in 1979, is the youngest of the four Ruhr reservoirs and is located in the city triangle between Witten, Bochum and Hattingen. It has developed into one of the largest and most attractive leisure areas in the Ruhr area.
A marina, boat rentals, the Heveney leisure pool, a beach volleyball hall, a golf course, an illuminated inline skating rink and much more invite walkers, cyclists and inline skaters to become active themselves. Various restaurants, ice cream vans, a beach bar, a mini golf course and playgrounds round off the perfect leisure time fun.

The longest circular route around Lake Kemnade leads over the Lake Bridge and is around 10 km. The shortest route runs under the motorway bridge and is about 8.3 km. The Stiepel village church, Blankenstein Castle, the Katzenstein nature reserve and the historic district of Witten-Herbede are close to the lake.

The excursion boat MS Schwalbe II offers trips on the Ruhr from Witten-Bommern to Lake Kemnade. The MS Kemnade takes over the excursion traffic on Lake Kemnade.

A popular destination for cyclists and inline skaters, hikers and joggers, sailors and surfers is the Kemnader lake on the city boundary between Bochum, Witten and Hattingen. A large (10 kilometers) and a small (8.3 kilometers) circuit offer great views of one of the most beautiful reservoirs in the Ruhrgebiet

Source: ruhr-tourismus.de/staedte-im-ruhrgebiet/bochum/kemnader-see.html

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Very nice recreation area, easy to reach on the A43. There are three paths once for pedestrians, then for inliners and the third for cyclists, just well thought out. Around the lake there are places or points of sale for ice cream, drinks etc. And lots of playgrounds. If you do not make it all the way around the lake, you can also go sections with a ship.