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Haus Rodenberg Water Castle – Phoenix Lake loop from Dortmund-Hörde

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Haus Rodenberg Water Castle – Phoenix Lake loop from Dortmund-Hörde

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Haus Rodenberg Water Castle – Phoenix Lake loop from Dortmund-Hörde

00:50

17.7km

100m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 30, 2026

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After 153 m for 135 m

Open: • 7:00 PM-11:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

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Start point

Train Station

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5.63 km

Rodenberg Pond

Highlight • Lake

Nice beer garden to stop by 🍻🍹

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5.66 km

Haus Rodenberg Water Castle

Highlight • Castle

After an exploration along the Emscher, a nice destination to take a breather and have a refreshing drink.
The bell tower tackles the quality time 🔔 🏰⛲️🏞

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9.11 km

There used to be a huge industrial area here, the Phoenix Ost steelworks. It was recultivated, a lake, a residential area and a local recreation area were created. Today you can relax here and at the same time you are reminded of the past of this place and the Ruhr area itself.

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10.4 km

Phoenixsee Harbor Promenade

Highlight • Structure

The harbor promenade at Phoenixsee in Dortmund is a popular place for strolling, enjoying, and relaxing. This attractive promenade on the northern shore of the Phoenixsee offers a variety of gastronomic establishments and recreational opportunities that attract both locals and visitors.

Among the outstanding restaurants on the harbor promenade is Haus Phoenixsee. Under the direction of renowned chefs Nikolas Köster and Anthony Sarpong, international cuisine is served here in a casual yet elegant ambiance. The restaurant features a beautiful terrace overlooking the lake and offers a variety of dishes prepared with seasonal and regional ingredients.

Another popular restaurant is the Pfefferkorn NY Steakhouse. This steakhouse is known for its high-quality steaks and extensive wine selection. With its cozy atmosphere and excellent location directly on the lakefront, it is an ideal place for a special dinner. The restaurant also offers options for vegetarians and vegans, as well as gluten-free dishes.

The promenade itself is a vibrant place with numerous cafes, ice cream parlors, and shops. It invites you to take extended walks and offers many seating areas from which to enjoy the view of the lake and the surroundings. In addition, regular events and markets take place here, enriching the cultural offerings of the region.

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10.7 km

Studio Orta: Spirits of the Emscher Valley

Highlight • Monument

Signs: "Spirits of the Emscher Valley / Lucy + Jorge Orta / Vogelfrau / Bird woman"; “Phoenix West was / was once connected to Phoenix East / by a railroad /, and it was / imagined that it should / should be possible / to reunite / the two firebirds /. / So the bird / flew with its enormous one / Wing span from one / place to the next, / backwards and forwards. / Forwards and backwards. / Past and / future. Future and / past. "; "Sparkasse / Dortmund / is the art sponsor of / Spirits of the Emscher Valley"; "Emscherkunst.de / #emscherkunst 2016 / #entdeckediekunst";

Source: dortmund.de/de/freizeit_und_kultur/museen/kior/alle_kunstwerke/detail_514605.html

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11.0 km

Totem with Magpie Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Shortly after the Bird Woman comes the artwork Totem with Magpie. The "Ghosts of the Emscher Valley" consisted of the two works "Bird Woman" and "Totem with Magpie", which were installed on the southern bank of the Phoenix Lake in Dortmund-Hörde during the exhibition and then moved to the Emscher-Weg on the other side of the lake. A third sculpture "Observer (Oraculum)" was located on the site of the Hansa coking plant in Dortmund-Huckarde and is no longer preserved. Source: emscherkunstweg.de

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14.7 km

Dortmunder Niere Cycling Training Track

Highlight • Cycleway

Dortmund kidney - cycling training track

The cycling training course in the midst of the green of Dortmund is a "legend" with many stories. Created in the 1980s on the initiative of the then sports department Erich Rüttel, offers the 798 -meter-long and paved track with a slightly undulating circuit on a former brownfield in the immediate vicinity of the Westfalenpark between the railway line and the Emscher both the cycling clubs and recreational cyclists training opportunities. However, the facility has long been a social function, with ambitious amateur cyclists, young people and seniors meet here a variety of cycling interests on each other and so the system not only offers training facilities, but also versatile social contacts and is a regular meeting place for all sorts of groups here both under sporting aspects train as well as have many stories in stock and take care of the offspring.

The plant has its name through its route, which has similarity to a human kidney, the route has national recognition. Once a year, the Dortmund summer track championship is held here, at all other times, the cycling training track is freely accessible to any interested cyclist without any special opening hours or costs.

You can reach the track from the parking lot at the Buschmühle, 44139 Dortmund on the B54 / exit Westfalenhalle / Westfalenpark. From here, the rest must be put back on foot / by bike.

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16.7 km

Hüttenmann Statue at Phoenix-West

Highlight • Monument

"The smelting man"

Not just a bronze sculpture, but a work of art with history.

1953, the Hörder Neumarkt was embellished by a new fountain.
At its edge, on a pedestal, stood a steel cooker made of bronze
"The Hüttenmann", created by the Dortmunder Sculptor Friedel Dornberg.
Six years later, he suddenly disappeared from the marketplace. The Hörder citizens spoke of a night and fog action because they were not informed in advance. The hut man was simply "transferred" to the Dortmund Central Station to greet the incoming visitors to the Federal Garden Show. Later he had his place in the Westfalenpark for a few years, overlooking the blast furnaces. It is thanks to the local historian Willi Garth that he was able to return to his old homeland in 2009. About 300 m as the crow flies from the former location on Hörder Neumarkt, he now "guards" the Phoenix West area as a typical figure of a bygone era.

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17.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.64 km

3.99 km

3.79 km

1.09 km

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.0 km

2.10 km

1.60 km

965 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Haus Rodenberg Water Castle – Phoenix Lake loop from Dortmund-Hörde

Rodenberg Pond

Haus Rodenberg Water Castle

Phoenix Lake

Phoenixsee Harbor Promenade

Studio Orta: Spirits of the Emscher Valley

Totem with Magpie Sculpture

Dortmunder Niere Cycling Training Track

Hüttenmann Statue at Phoenix-West

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