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Kermelbach Valley Nature Reserve

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

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Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Herdecke

Kermelbach Valley Nature Reserve

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Kermelbach Valley Nature Reserve

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Kermelbach

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Location: Herdecke, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Borbachtal – Kermelberg Water Tower loop from Witten

12.2km

03:26

250m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Kermelberg Water Tower – Herrenholz Woods loop from Kermelberg

13.0km

03:39

260m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Koepchenwerk Power Station – Herdecke Old Town loop from Herdecke

26.8km

07:32

530m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Volker Rump 🌲〽️

August 17, 2025

Beautiful hiking section in the forest.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

January 29, 2022

nsg.naturschutzinformation.nrw.de/nsg/de/fachinfo/areas/total/EN_004
"... The Kermelbach has its headwaters in Appelsiepen, near the Kermelbach estate, Im Bruch road, north of Westende, Herdecke. It rises at an altitude of around 214 m above sea level.
The stream flows underground, twisted under a riding arena, then reappears on the surface from a pipe and then runs in a westerly direction, slightly curved and deeply deepened in a hollow valley, first through grassland, then through fallow land. It is fed by several small tributaries on its left side.
It now enters the Kermelbachtal nature reserve and shortly thereafter passes the municipal boundary from Herdecke to Witten. It then flows through the nature reserve in a north-northwest direction and finally flows north-east of the Große Borbach road at an altitude of about 140 m above sea level. NHN. in from the left into the Borbach approaching from the east. .."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermelbach

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Chalet Wisi 🇨🇭

August 30, 2025

Idyllic valley between Witten and Hemer

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Distance 284 m

Uphill 0 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Herdecke, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Kermelbach Valley Nature Reserve

1. Borbachtal – Kermelberg Water Tower loop from Witten

2. Kermelberg Water Tower – Herrenholz Woods loop from Kermelberg

3. Koepchenwerk Power Station – Herdecke Old Town loop from Herdecke

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