The Klusen Chapel of St. Ägidius was probably built before 1300. The walls are made of Ruhr sandstone and the roof is made of slate. Two Gothic colored glass windows …

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1.49 km

Half-Timbered Houses of Baldeney

The loosely decorated half-timbered houses in the Baldeney district once belonged to the Vittinghoff-Schell family, but today they are owned by individuals.

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4.50 km

Carl Funke Shaft Headframe

The headframe of the Carl Funke 1 shaft is one of the few structural relics of the Carl Funke colliery. This began operations in 1804 and was shut down in 1973.

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6.27 km

Heisinger Bogen Bird Sanctuary

The Heisinger Bogen bird sanctuary was established in the 1930s. Many species of birds, some of them rare, live in the nature reserve on the north bank of Lake Baldeney, including water rails, kingfishers, little grebes, cormorants and gray herons.

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8.73 km

Dilldorfer Höhe Playground

The Dilldorfer Höhe housing estate was built in 1999 on the site of the Ruhrland barracks, which was closed in 1994. However, as one might expect from the name, it …

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13.0 km

Haus Scheppen Ruins and Marina

The Scheppen family was once a noble fiefdom of Werden Abbey and was one of the largest feudal estates in Werden in the Middle Ages. Of the formerly closed four-wing …

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14.5 km

Alt-Fischlaken and Fischlaken Farmsteads

There are only a few full-time farmers left in Essen, some of them in Alt-Fischlaken. There you can see the picture of an old group of farms.

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19.7 km

View of Essen-Werden, Baldeneysee, and the Heisingen Weir from Heissiwald

At the Essen viewpoint “Heissiwald” you get a wonderful view of the historic district of Werden, the Ruhr, the impressive dam and the beginning of Lake Baldeney. The Essen viewpoint …

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20.5 km

Heissiwald Wildlife Enclosure

The game reserve in the Heissiwald is a popular excursion destination all year round. Here you can see wild boars, mouflons, red deer and fallow deer up close. If you …

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25.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

3.82 km

2.79 km

1.50 km

1.09 km

989 m

Surfaces

7.78 km

7.62 km

6.89 km

2.24 km

1.28 km

114 m

Elevation

Weather

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Friday 26 September

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Visit EssenMarch 13, 2024

The BaldeneySteig, a roughly 26-kilometer circular trail around Lake Baldeney, offers a unique nature experience with its well-marked hiking trails. And all this in the heart of a big city. The landscape along the trail is delightfully diverse. While steep forests, narrow paths, and magnificent views

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Baldeney loop

Klusenkapelle St. Ägidius

Half-Timbered Houses of Baldeney

Carl Funke Shaft Headframe

Heisinger Bogen Bird Sanctuary

Dilldorfer Höhe Playground

Haus Scheppen Ruins and Marina

Alt-Fischlaken and Fischlaken Farmsteads

View of Essen-Werden, Baldeneysee, and the Heisingen Weir from Heissiwald

Heissiwald Wildlife Enclosure

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