After the silting up of the former "Three Ponds" in the Borbach Valley and the subsequent renaturation of the Borbach, this section of the path is particularly idyllic.

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wanderrattes blog

May 2, 2024

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The most beautiful section of the university hiking trail from Dortmund to Bochum. A really beautiful forest with numerous watercourses and small ponds. Really idyllic and wonderfully soft hiking trails.

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Volker Rump 🌲〽️

August 17, 2025

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On Sundays when the weather is nice, you're usually not alone here for long.

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

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