View of Hengsteysee – Seeschlösschen Café loop from Hohensyburg - Klusenberg

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View of Hengsteysee – Seeschlösschen Café loop from Hohensyburg - Klusenberg

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View of Hengsteysee – Seeschlösschen Café loop from Hohensyburg - Klusenberg

02:03

19.1km

110m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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View of Hohensyburg and the Hengsteysee from the Hengstey Bridge

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Hengsteysee - Hengsteysee bridge with a view

On the Hengsteysee bridge, the Hengsteystrasse (serpentines) in the Dortmund city area changes its name in the Hagen city area to Dortmunder Strasse, which crosses the Hengsteysee here and offers great views of the reservoir, the shore areas and the Syberg. There are some parking spaces on both sides of the bridge. Here from the bridge you can walk or carry your bike using stairs to reach the headland below that reaches the mouth of the Lenne.

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View of Hengsteysee

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Here the Ruhr forms the Hengsteysee. The views from the shore path over the idyllic lake are wonderful.

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1.42 km

Villa Funcke (Seeschlösschen Café)

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Hengsteysee - Niedernhof - Business mansion Funckenburg near Herdecke

The Niedernhof, also called Villa Funcke or Funckenburg, is a business villa in Herdecke. It is located on the northern shore of Hengsteysee. Today, the "Cafee Seeschlößchen" is at home here.

The Niedernhof was built in 1872 as a country residence of Bernhard Wilhelm Funcke II. In 1895, the Hagen entrepreneur Bernhard Wilhelm Funcke III, owner of the screw factory Funcke & Hueck, acquired the grounds of the abandoned manor Haus Niedernhofen about 700 m further downriver. The villa was built in neo-Gothic style of natural stone and was popularly called the Funckenburg.

In order to be able to reach his factory in Hagen at any time without much detours, Funcke built a private iron pedestrian suspension bridge over the Ruhr, which spanned the river between two medieval towers. The southern bridge tower, today located on an island in the lake, has been preserved.

In 1919, the heirs of Wilhelm Funcke sold the site on the Ruhr to the Ruhrverband in Essen, which began in 1926 with the construction of the reservoir.

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2.50 km

Koepchenwerk Pedestrian Bridge

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A small cable-stayed bridge for pedestrians and cyclists at the former Koepchenwerk pumped storage power plant

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6.05 km

Ruhr Viaduct of the Rhenish Railway

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The Ruhr Viaduct between Herdecke and Hagen-Vorhalle was the largest of its time. The railway tracks run over the Ruhr at a height of 30 meters and a length of 313 meters. The line was inaugurated in 1879 as part of the Düsseldorf - Dortmund railway line.

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13.7 km

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16.1 km

Hengstey Hydroelectric Power Plant Bridge

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Across the barrage of the hydroelectric power plant on Hengsteysee leads a rustic iron truss bridge. Pedestrians and cyclists can cross the lake and enjoy a wonderful view, thus continuing their journey around.

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Old Railway Bridge Over the Ruhr

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The Hengstey run-of-river power plant was built between 1927 and 1929. In addition to generating energy, it serves to regulate the river, improve the self-purification of the Ruhr and, last but not least, create a high level of recreational value through the dammed Hengsteysee.

The three turbines in the power plant generate around 11 million kWh per year, enough for around 3,000 households.

The Hengstey run-of-river power plant is part of the Industrial Culture Route.

More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laufwasserkraftwerk_Hengstey

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