Forest Pond – Schwelme Stream loop from Schwelm

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Schwelm

Forest Pond – Schwelme Stream loop from Schwelm

Moderate

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Forest Pond – Schwelme Stream loop from Schwelm

02:35

9.34km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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553 m

Forest Pond

Highlight • Lake

Nice place that invites you to linger.

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The Schwelme is a creek about nine kilometers long that rises in the southern area of the city of Schwelm in western Westphalia and flows into the Wupper as a right tributary near Wuppertal-Oberbarmen. The water quality is II – IV. This makes the Schwelme one of the most polluted bodies of water in the area of the Wupper Association.

The name Schwelme goes back to "Swelma also Swelmna". But even before that, the name was changed, because it was originally called "Swelmenaha". The ending "aha" is old Germanic and means "flowing water". The word part "Swelm" indicates the old settlement and the Fronhof (the flowing water of those at Schwelm). According to another interpretation, the Germanic “Svelan” could have been the godfather, which can be translated both as “to swell more” and as “to make waves”. Accordingly, the stream name would have meant "flowing, swelling water". However, this is only a hypothesis and has not been confirmed. After 1449 the village was still written as Swelhem, its master now from Schwelhem and the manor already to Schwelm. The family name Schwelm, the over 500 year old town Schwelm in Westphalia and the brook all go back to the names Swelhem, Swelm, and Swelmna.

Around 1900 the water of the Schwelme filled the gondola ponds of the snuff mill, the largest restaurant in the region on today's valley road in Schwelm. From the middle of the 19th century until the 1970s, the water of the Schwelme was used by the Schwelm open-air swimming pool, located immediately north of the source (source: Wikipedia).

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1.40 km

Schwelme Spring

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You can rest on 2 new benches at the Schwelme source.

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3.17 km

View of the Heilenbecke Valley and Ennepetal-Voerde

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There is a beautiful view on the edge of the clinic's public park. Here you can see, among other things, the Ennepetal Voerde and down into the Heilenbecke valley.

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4.66 km

Forest and Fields near House 112

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4.69 km

View of Königsfeld

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There is also a Königsfeld circular hiking trail here.

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5.32 km

View of Kühlchen

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Here you can enjoy the view.

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5.83 km

Panoramic view near Königsfeld

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Beautiful nature and in good weather a great view of the area 👍🏼

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9.34 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.35 km

1.55 km

1.39 km

1.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.07 km

2.74 km

1.39 km

1.38 km

505 m

271 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

11°C

3°C

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Comments

March 12, 2025,EN:über die Höhen von Königsfeld ⛅️

unexpectedly it turned out to be really sunny 🤩wonderful

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February 6, 2023,Runde ab Klinik Königsfeld

Today 5% 🌞, 15% 🌧, 80% ☁️ and cold.
A lap started below the Königsfeld rehabilitation clinic, along the Schwelme and past the Schwelme spring.
After 5 km of the route, Komoot annoyed me again today, the app no longer reacted and that up to the car: no display, no photos. I had the same problem on a similar tour …

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January 26, 2025,Ennepetal-Königsfeld- Nordic Walking Parcours II 🦊

There are 3 walking routes around Klinik Königsfeld and today I finally tried one.

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June 14, 2025,Klinik-Runde für Fortgeschrittene

Today, Saturday, only one application: hiking for advanced hikers. I'm truly honored. I set off into the forest with seven men this morning at 10:00 a.m. And it was 25 degrees Celsius. But everything went well. A companion from the hospital was also there. Beautiful, shady forest paths, with some asphalt. All in good spirits, and pleasant conversations with like-minded …

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October 3, 2024,Zur Schwelme-Quelle über Kühlchen und Königsfeld zurück 🌳

Always beautiful...

...only on hiking trails, root and beaten paths - just my taste 😊

Started at the car park at the former Schwelm outdoor pool, from there along the Schwelme to the source.

There are a few benches along the entire route that offer the opportunity for a nice rest, also on the grounds of the AGU Schwelm, by …

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