View of Lake Harkort – Viewpoint at Harkortturm loop from Herdecke

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Herdecke

View of Lake Harkort – Viewpoint at Harkortturm loop from Herdecke

Moderate

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(80)

346

hikers

View of Lake Harkort – Viewpoint at Harkortturm loop from Herdecke

02:38

9.49km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Felsen am Harkortsee

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Kemnade 16 Pathway with View of the Herdecke-Ende Terrassenbauten

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... with a view of the "terrace buildings" of Herdecke-Ende.

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2.34 km

Ruhrhöhenweg Forest Path with Views of the Ruhr Valley

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Interesting stone carving clamped between two trees.

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3.23 km

View of Lake Harkort

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After all, you pedal up almost 150 vertical meters here - it feels like a few more. So high can the pot! And so nice: The view of the Harkortsee …

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3.90 km

Harkortsee Viewpoint

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A view is currently not possible through tall trees.

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4.04 km

Harkortberg

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It was very busy when I passed by, so it seems to be well received and people were obviously having fun.

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4.27 km

Viewpoint at Harkortturm

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Here you have a great view.

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4.30 km

Climbing Forest at Harkortberg

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As far as climbing in the climbing forest is concerned, this one above the weather is one of the best and cheapest in NRW:

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5.89 km

View of the Harkortsee from the Felsen am Harkortsee

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After reaching the hill from Wetter through a shady valley, the path winds its way above the valley of the Ruhr along the mountains.
Highlight is undoubtedly a lovingly designed …

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9.49 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.34 km

4.12 km

759 m

224 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.54 km

2.10 km

1.60 km

749 m

407 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

67 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

October 27, 2022,Vermutlich tolle Aussicht 😉😀 – kleine Nachtwanderung bei Herdecke

It's getting too dark now to go biking after work. So we went on a short hike with a headlamp in the forest. There should be nice vantage points along the way. We also saw one at dusk. It's good to let yourself be ventilated. At 21 degrees at the start and 19 degrees at the end. Can't be normal …

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February 29, 2024,Harkortberg über Nacken zurück

Finally out again after all the rain, after the 3rd operation we finally walked the beautiful path on Harkortberg, great view and lots of little joys along the way

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