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Great cycling and walking path along the Ruhr.

Beautiful view 👌

Cycle or walk along the shore

Nice view over the water

Here the Lenne flows into the Ruhr. Both rivers have their source in the Sauerland. Anyone who has visited the springs will be amazed that these two small rivulets each turned into stately little rivers.

The Hengsteysee is located near Hagen below the confluence of the Lenne and the Ruhr. At the time of its commissioning, the mixing of the acidic and iron-containing Lenne water with the alkaline Ruhr water resulted in increased sludge precipitation and thus an intensive cleaning effect. Today, it is primarily the Ruhrverband's ultra-modern sewage treatment plants that ensure the water quality, but the reservoirs are still essential as a fine purification stage for discharged rainwater and as a bedload trap for river gravel from the Lenne. In addition, the Hengsteysee has been used since it was commissioned as a lower basin for the Herdecke pumped storage power plant (Koepchenwerk) built by RWE. Due to the pumped storage operation, the water level in the Hengsteysee can fluctuate by up to 70 centimeters. In 1988/89, the sediment deposited up to that point, amounting to around 400,000 cubic meters, was removed from the Hengsteysee using a dredging process. s.a. Ruhrverband

Impressive building and now almost 150 years old.

You should take a little break in the small beer garden just above. Beautiful view of the Ruhr and the Lenne estuary.