View of the Ruhr Valley – Forest Pond Trail loop from Hattingen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Hattingen

View of the Ruhr Valley – Forest Pond Trail loop from Hattingen

Moderate

4.8

(58)

259

hikers

View of the Ruhr Valley – Forest Pond Trail loop from Hattingen

02:19

8.35km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.59 km

Singletrack With a View of the Countryside

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2.04 km

View of the Valley

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Beautiful place to enjoy nature!
It's worth a walk here!

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2.50 km

View of the Ruhr Valley

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a beautiful hiking trail with a view

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4.06 km

Pathway with View of Wodantal and Elfringhausen

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Great hiking trail with a view.

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4.07 km

Scenic Pathway with Countryside Views

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There is a great view from the hiking trail.

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5.74 km

Forest Pond Trail

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Here you will find great hiking trails with a view.

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6.50 km

Scenic Path at Hansberg

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Sunny and quiet with a beautiful view of the farm

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6.51 km

Benches with a view of Hansberg

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From the break bench you have a fantastic view of the valley.

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8.35 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.57 km

756 m

550 m

460 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.05 km

3.20 km

692 m

398 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

14°C

3°C

23 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

September 12, 2022,Hattingen: Schulenberg

Starting point: parking lot at the Restaurant Zwölf Apostel Schulenberg.
Hike over the Schulenberg with many views, benches, wastepaper baskets and three pavilions in the forest. During this hike, the Schulenberg was pretty much "dance out".

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April 4, 2023,Ründchen durch den Schulenberger Wald 🌳 mit Klöti 🐕☀️

The weather is way too nice ☀️outside again today, Klöti has to go... so let's go to the Schulenberg forest 🌳 It's always nice here, a detour is worth it ☺️

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October 18, 2025,Buddy-Tour 🐕🐶 im Schulenberger Wald 🌳 🤩

Small but nice round with sun ☀️ in our luggage 😊 the dogs had fun and so did we 👩🏼‍🤝‍👩🏽

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November 3, 2023,Schulenberger Wald 🪵🌳 mit Klöti 🐕🌤️

Once again we took advantage of the beautiful weather 🌤️ and went for a ride through the local forest 🌳 with the lazy guy 😊

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November 12, 2021,Klassiker im Schulenberger Wald (Hattingen) 12.11.2021

An absolute classic. I am often out and about here in the Schulenberg Forest and I almost always do not record it. This time I did it because, on the one hand, this great weather has to be appreciated and, on the other hand, it is a suitable distraction when you take photos and name them directly.
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