Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee – Lake Harkort loop from Herdecke

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis

Herdecke

Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee – Lake Harkort loop from Herdecke

Moderate

4.8

(85)

260

hikers

Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee – Lake Harkort loop from Herdecke

02:32

9.00km

180m

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 21, 2026

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Felsen am Harkortsee

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.40 km

Ruhr Viaduct Over the Harkortsee

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An imposing building on the edge of the city center of Herdecke. The bridge leads the tracks over the Ruhr and Harkortsee at a height of over 30 meters. The building is 313 meters long.

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1.79 km

View of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke

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Great view of the Ruhr Viaduct in Herdecke. With a length of 313 m and 12 semi-circular arches of 20 m each, the viaduct spans the valley.

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1.91 km

Lake Harkort

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Beautiful lake that is extremely busy when the weather is good (as to be expected).

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2.40 km

View of Wetter Across the Lake

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Nice bike and hiking trail between Herdecke and Wetter about 5 km

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5.11 km

Harkort Tower

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The Harkortturm, a lookout tower on the Harkortberg in Wetter (Ruhr), was built in 1884 in memory of Friedrich Harkort. The design by Düsseldorf architects Otto van Els and Bruno …

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5.28 km

Viewpoint at Harkortturm

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Here you have a great view.

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5.54 km

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Ruins

6.21 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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6.25 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.
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7.21 km

Viewpoint

9.00 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.36 km

2.10 km

1.81 km

476 m

234 m

Surfaces

2.80 km

2.38 km

1.30 km

1.15 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

9°C

72 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

December 24, 2024,Herdecke - Harkortsee - Wetter - Herdecke

Merry Christmas to you all! 🕯️✨🎄⭐️🎶🍀

Before Christmas Eve, I enjoyed the Christmassy atmosphere in Herdecke and the peace and quiet at Harkortsee and in the woods above the lake. It was a lovely walk!

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December 18, 2021,Von Wetter durchs Wetter nach Wetter: Mensch und Möter oder Föter?

You don't send a dog outside in this weather, do you? No, you don't do it. But you can move out two people and a mutt. For all those who are already wondering what a Möter is: we will resolve that at the end of the description. Lurt had the idea to do a bike tour without bikes and was …

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November 23, 2022,Über den Harkortberg nach Herdecke

Today there was a hike with the "Retiree Gang" over the Harkortberg to Herdecke and then back by the lake 🔙.
Breakfast at Cafe 1898.
wg-wetter.de/service/1898-2

And a stop in Herdecke at the Pasta Passion:
pasta-passion.de

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November 23, 2022,Wetter ü/Harkortberg >Herdecke+am See zurück

After a great breakfast in the 1898 in Wetter, we walked over the Harkortberg to Herdecke with our Wednesday walk today. We went back along the Harkortsee back to Wetter. A nice round in great autumn weather with almost 10 degrees.

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March 22, 2025,Der Harkortsee von unten und oben

Today we saw Lake Harkort from two perspectives.
Under rather gray skies, we first hiked from Wetter to Herdecke and took a quick spring onion shopping break at the supermarket there. Passing Saint Müllantia, patron saint of white-glass containers, we climbed the Nacken and then, under a now blue sky and skin-flattering sunshine, we reached various viewpoints and the Harkort …

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