Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

View of the Hengsteysee – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Syburg

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

View of the Hengsteysee – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Syburg

Moderate

4.4

(107)

300

hikers

View of the Hengsteysee – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Syburg

02:25

8.65km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Hohensyburg - Klusenberg

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

880 m

Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, Hohensyburg

Highlight • Monument

From here the view is terrific! Every time I visited friends in Dortmund, they brought me here. But also the monument itself, with the 34 meter high tower and the …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.06 km

View of the Ruhr Valley from Hohensyburg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ideal vantage point into the Ruhr valley towards Schwerte, Hagen, Herdecke and Wetter. Interesting area below the Kaiser Wilhelm monument with the Hohensyburg castle ruins in the immediate vicinity.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.38 km

View of the Hengsteysee from the Felskanzel

Highlight • Viewpoint

This well-located vantage point allows a wonderful view of the Ruhrpott deep into the valley and far across the Hengsteysee in the direction of the Sauerland.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.63 km

View of the Hengsteysee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful viewpoint on the mining trail, from here you have a great view of the Hengsteysee...

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.86 km

Steep trail with stone steps in Hohensyburg–Klusenberg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

Steep path, hiking poles recommended for ascent and descent!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.18 km

Ruhr Riverside Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trails around the Hengstey lake and the Ruhr river offer great views of the forested Hohensyburg ridgeline with the historic Syburg castle ruins and the Herman monument, and the …

Tip by

5.91 km

View of Schwerte and Holzen

Highlight • Viewpoint

When you zoom in, you can see the Schwerte television tower well

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.44 km

View of Gut Kückshausen

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful country idyll with the horses, if my battery hadn't already run on reserve, I would have taken more pictures😍

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.81 km

1.85 km

1.65 km

1.62 km

520 m

197 m

Surfaces

4.53 km

1.73 km

896 m

845 m

397 m

138 m

113 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Thursday 27 August

23°C

16°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

December 31, 2021,Rund um Hohensyburg und Hengsteysee

So that was my end-of-year hike in 2021 today ... started at the Hengsteysee hiking car park, the tour leads along the banks of the Ruhr, past rails and uphill to the Naturfreundehaus. On the way you pass the former Husen Castle, a beautiful old property that you can book as a group for the night (camping meadow and fireplace …

Showing Translation

February 2, 2025,🏰 🌿 Runde Hohensyburg - Hengsteysee - Buchholz

First we made our way to the Hohensyburg castle ruins, the Vincke Tower and the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial. But then we had enough of the "stone inspection". 😉 So we then went down the steep slopes of the Ruhs to the Hengsteysee, which glittered so wonderfully in the sunshine, and past Husen Castle.
When it goes downhill, it usually goes …

Showing Translation

September 18, 2024,Toller Blick auf Hengsteysee – Ruhrufer Runde von Syburg

A flexible hike in lovely weather. Castle ruins, Ruhr river bank, forest. Top recommendation

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.6

2,790

Balve: Hönne Trail – the enchanted Hönne Valley

01:57h

7.21km

100m

Hard

4.4

1,178

DeilbachSteig

09:33h

33.7km

730m

Moderate

4.7

1,121

Drei-Türme-Weg Witten

03:48h

13.5km

290m

Moderate

4.7

905

Balve: around the Luisenhütte – to the origins of Sauerland's industrial culture

02:31h

9.25km

130m

Easy

4.6

632

Bergbauwanderweg Muttental M2

01:34h

5.59km

110m

Easy

4.4

375

Village route – BaldeneySteig side loop

01:48h

6.87km

50m

Moderate

4.4

414

Iserlohn: fire in your belly – hike in the Vier-Orte-Eck

02:30h

8.66km

220m

Moderate

4.7

4,189

Felderbachtal Nature Reserve – Felderbach Valley Nature Reserve loop from Felderbachtal

02:24h

8.60km

160m

Moderate

4.4

260

High route – DeilbachSteig side loop

02:53h

10.3km

200m

Moderate

4.8

3,607

Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten Hbf

03:19h

12.3km

160m

Moderate

4.7

404

Gennebrecker Rundwanderweg (Sprockhövel)

02:46h

9.87km

200m

Easy

4.6

3,803

Phoenix Lake South Shore – View of Phoenix Lake loop from Hörde

00:57h

3.72km

10m

View of the Hengsteysee – Ruhr Riverside Trail loop from Syburg

Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, Hohensyburg

View of the Ruhr Valley from Hohensyburg

View of the Hengsteysee from the Felskanzel

View of the Hengsteysee

Steep trail with stone steps in Hohensyburg–Klusenberg Nature Reserve

Ruhr Riverside Trail

View of Schwerte and Holzen

View of Gut Kückshausen

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️