View over the Ennepe Valley – Ennepetalsperre loop from Ennepetalstausee

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Breckerfeld

View over the Ennepe Valley – Ennepetalsperre loop from Ennepetalstausee

Moderate

4.3

(75)

212

hikers

View over the Ennepe Valley – Ennepetalsperre loop from Ennepetalstausee

04:04

14.4km

300m

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

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.12 km

View over the Ennepe Valley

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This look makes you forget the efforts of the climb

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3.73 km

Cattle pasture on the X20 and Jakobsweg

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The X20 and the Way of St. James walk along here. If you come from above, if possible walk straight down the meadow. There is a distinctive curved tree underneath, where all signs are marked.

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6.33 km

Ennepetalsperre

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8.26 km

Ennepe inlet at the Ennepetalsperre forebay

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Unusually juicy green 🙄

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8.34 km

Olenberg Half-Timbered House

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The small half-timbered house is beautiful to look at.

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10.5 km

View of Ennepetalsperre

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view. There you can well take a break.

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13.8 km

Monument to the Construction of the Ennepe Dam

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Very nice dam, great bike paths all around

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14.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.21 km

3.95 km

1.49 km

779 m

Surfaces

5.73 km

2.52 km

1.90 km

1.87 km

1.38 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

56 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

May 10, 2025,Ennepetalsperre – Wald und Wiese

A beautiful, varied hike. The hike across the cow pasture is expressly permitted and encouraged by the farmer.

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March 16, 2025,Ennepetalsperre – von Holthausen

It's doable, but not very appealing for hikers. 80% of it is paved, and at least half of that is road. The last 3km are back on a forest path, but it's very off-road, and the trail is completely gone.

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November 23, 2024,Rund um die Ennepetalsperre 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻

The tour today was "okay". There were beautiful sections and great views of the dam. However, some of the paths were difficult to walk on and the middle section went right along the road.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend the tour in this weather.

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May 27, 2023,Ennepetalsperre – Einlauf der Ennepe Runde von Holthausen

Great landscape! Only the asphalt route parallel to the lake should be optimized away 🥾🤩😎

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October 16, 2022,Wunderschöner Ort – Ausblick auf Ennepetalsperre Runde von Holthausen

Sometimes a bit too much asphalt, otherwise recommended

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March 1, 2025,Wanderung rund um die Ennepe Talsperre

I had actually assumed that you could walk along the entire river bank. But that wasn't the case. Nevertheless, the tour also took us to beautiful spots away from the dam. Whether it was forest, meadows or small farms. There was always something to discover. Here and there you could even see early bloomers.

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November 1, 2024,Rund um die Ennepetalsperre bei 8°👻🍁🌫🚶😃

After what feels like 500 visits by bike!😃 Today I walked around the Ennepetal Dam! I've always wanted to do that!
Start below the dam on a beautiful path with a bridge to the dam wall. Then over the road along the dam. The tour is mostly on asphalt! It feels like 70%! Of course it's not for everyone 🤷‍♂️. …

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June 26, 2024,Runde um die Ennepetalsperre

It was quite warm today... but at least there was no danger of thunderstorms. Hats and water were helpful... there could have been more water.

The route was not as depressing as last time because of the vegetation. But there is much less shade because of the deforestation.

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