Heath lake – View of Heidesee loop from Heidesee

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Heath lake – View of Heidesee loop from Heidesee

Moderate

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Heath lake – View of Heidesee loop from Heidesee

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7.89km

20m

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: September 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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83 m

Heidesee Parking Lot

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Parking very easy to find, the lake is reached in a maximum of 5 minutes

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477 m

Heath lake

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At Heidesee also worth a walk, quiet and varied. Take your camera with you.

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966 m

View of the Heidesee

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The Heidesee in the northwest of the city of Bottrop is a three-water former gravel excavation complex. The area was included in the recreation concept of the Ruhr area in …

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1.87 km

View of Heidesee

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Many places to rest at the lake and a hidden viewing platform

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2.06 km

The Heidesee is a quarry pond and about 54 hectares in size. It is in the Kirchheller Heide. In any weather you can observe the beautiful nature there. Take great photos or simply enjoy the enchanting landscape on the shore.

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2.17 km

Start of Heidsee - Alter Postweg Trail

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The starting point of the tour is the Heidsee hiking car park - Alter Postweg 73

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2.76 km

View of Heidesee (East Shore)

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Very crowded on the weekends

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6.02 km

Heidesee Circular Trail

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A beautiful lake. Unfortunately, fishing is prohibited, except for the local fishing club. There is a small beach near the car park where you can swim and look out over the lake

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7.89 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.64 km

161 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.33 km

302 m

161 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

77 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

December 20, 2023,Kirchheller Heide

Despite the forecast for rain, we went to the Kirchheller Heide today. And it stayed dry, so everything was done right.🚶‍♂️⚒️

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November 19, 2022,Heidesee-Wanderung mit Sonnenuntergang

I did this little hike after work. The start and finish was the free car park on Postweg (opposite the "Landhaus zum alten Brunnen").

From there it went on beautiful paved forest paths to Heidesee.

Highlights are always the bridge that divides both halves of the lake and the different shore regions to linger. On my evening hike I was …

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March 29, 2025,Runde um den Heidesee

Relaxed walk with @Jennifer around the Heidesee 🤩

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March 5, 2023,Heidesee Spaziergang

A little Sunday walk with @Jennifer around the Heidesee

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February 26, 2022,2022-02-26 Grafenmühle-Heidesee

After three weeks the first little hike. It's not so easy to walk with an orthosis on my arm, but I just had to get out in this weather. 🏃‍♀️. Since I haven't done much this year, I'm already noticing that I'm a little out of shape. But she will come back. It's still going to take a while to …

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September 25, 2021,Rotbachtal – Blick auf den Heidesee Rondje vanuit Rotbachtal

Beautiful surroundings. We found the walk a bit boring. Beautiful trails and some young forest around the lake. But a lot of long straight paths.

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May 10, 2025,Flachetappe um den Heidesee in der Kirchhellener Heide

A leisurely loop around the Heidesee lake. It's undemandingly flat and therefore perfectly suitable for those with limited mobility. Google and Samsung said it was 5.2 kilometers, while Komoot only said it was 4.8.
The loops through the woods here can easily be extended to 10, 15, or more kilometers.

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