View of Phoenix Lake – Phoenix Lake loop from Hörde

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

View of Phoenix Lake – Phoenix Lake loop from Hörde

Easy

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3,660

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View of Phoenix Lake – Phoenix Lake loop from Hörde

00:59

3.81km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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183 m

View of Phoenix Lake from the Kaiserberg

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Great view over the lake and the new houses

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1.14 km

View of Phoenix Lake

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The Phoenix Lake is a piece of nature in an urban environment - everything is created, nothing has grown, but that is exactly what fascinates me so much. What used …

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1.74 km

Hörder Burgplatz at Phoenix Lake

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Ambitious 'harbor' on a small artificial lake (Phoenix-See) in southern Dortmund created by excavating some of the toxic contaminated soils of a 200-year old former industrial site next to the historic location of the medieval Hoerde castle.
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2.06 km

Phoenix Lake

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The Phönixsee is a great destination and there is always something new to discover.

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2.16 km

Phoenixsee

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Great little ice cream parlor directly on the Phoenix lake.

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2.60 km

Phoenix Lake South Shore

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Beautifully landscaped lake with a small harbor and many cafes. Numerous water birds cavort at the lake and are currently having offspring.

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2.68 km

Covered Rest Area at the Marina

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Very nice place to have a rest, the bench is covered so you don't get wet even when it rains. The view over the lake has a wonderfully calming effect.

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3.05 km

Phoenix Lake in Dortmund

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Phoenix Lake in Dortmund is a man-made lake in the Hörde district, created on the former site of the Phoenix-Ost steelworks. After the steelworks was closed in 2001, the site …

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3.81 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.96 km

457 m

360 m

Surfaces

1.65 km

1.42 km

553 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

December 26, 2023,Hochwasser an Phoenixsee undramatisch

The Emscher is much wider than normal, but in the area of the lake this is not dramatic.

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February 16, 2025,☀️Sonnenaufgangsspaziergang um den Phoenix See 👩🏼‍🤝‍👨🏻

Today we went for a morning walk around Lake Phoenix. It was cold, but getting up early was worth it 🤩.

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October 3, 2022,3.10.22 Wanderung um den Phönixsee

Today was the hike around the Phoenix Lake, this time without using the crutch. My Menne was the "crutch holder".
We missed the running meeting of the Sparkasse, around the lake and Rombergpark, only scattered remnants of it were visible.
Of course we tested the offshoot of the Bergmann brewery right on the lake...
A beautiful sunny day comes to …

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July 28, 2023,Phoenixsee DO: ....bitte einmal trocken 🙄

Since the cool, wet weather is getting on your nerves, I spontaneously left the Sauerland Rtg Dortmund and lo and behold...: 23.5 degrees, dry!
After the meal we drove to the Phoenixsee for a digestive walk and enjoyed a great lap in the evening sun 🙂
Go then...!

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October 10, 2023,Phoenixsee geht immer,

especially given the weather and the week.
The seniors' residence is now finished and, I think, the most expensive in Dortmund.

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April 25, 2026,Der kleine Prinz 🫅

After our hike last week, today was a bit more cultural with my friend @Maul-Ma. The "The Little Prince" 🫅 exhibition had been on the list 📃 for a long time and is already being replaced by the new dinosaur 🦖 exhibition. So it was high time, and we drove to Dortmund early. My father once gave me the famous …

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October 10, 2023,Ein Eis 🍨 am Phoenixsee

Even though I'm on strike at home, there's still a lot to do on my day off and so I didn't get out 🫣. When my oldest came home from university, he wanted to invite me to ice cream as a consolation (very nice 🥰), so I quickly said "but then at Lake Phönix, we haven't been there for a …

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February 16, 2025,Phoenix des lumières 🌠+Phönixsee🚣‍♀️🐟

In 2023, Culturespaces set up a digital art center in the Phoenixhalle, a former gas blower hall of the famous Phoenix West blast furnace plant. Phoenix des Lumières presents monumental, immersive digital exhibitions dedicated to great artists of art history and contemporary art.

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