Phoenix Lake – Phoenix Lake in Dortmund loop from Schüren

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Phoenix Lake – Phoenix Lake in Dortmund loop from Schüren

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Phoenix Lake – Phoenix Lake in Dortmund loop from Schüren

01:42

6.65km

30m

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: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.56 km

Whisper Bridge (Flüsterbrücke) at Phoenix Lake

Highlight • Monument

Jan Bormann (* 1939): Whisper Bridge, 2011, 2 steel installations made of mild steel P 285 Gh, each ø 3 m, distance: 59 m, 3.3 t, Emscher-Ufer at Phoenixsee Ost, …

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3.15 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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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix-See
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3.47 km

Phoenix Lake

Highlight • Lake

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

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3.57 km

Phoenixsee

Highlight • Lake

Great little ice cream parlor directly on the Phoenix lake.

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4.03 km

Phoenix Lake South Shore

Highlight • Lake

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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4.10 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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4.47 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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4.71 km

View of Phoenix Lake

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...unfortunately it is rarely empty at the Phönixsee 🙃

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6.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.04 km

1.14 km

463 m

Surfaces

2.47 km

2.39 km

1.65 km

144 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

8°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

March 2, 2025,Phönixsee Dortmund

Nice walk around the Phönixsee with a very tasty waffle. Until next time dear @Acceber ☺️ nice to know you :)

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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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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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March 14, 2024,Die Sonne lockte nicht nur uns zum Phoenixsee

Twice I thought a steam locomotive was coming from behind. But it was always just a jogger🤣.

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February 16, 2025,Mit ☀️ um den See

With the sunshine you just have to get out. But it was also cold in the shade.

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May 6, 2022,Rollstuhlwanderung Phoenixsee

Once around the Phoenixsee with a wheelchair should work with any wheelchair as the paths are very well developed and the tour is not that long. Partial jetties can also be used.

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March 11, 2023,Rund um den Phönixsee in Dortmund

In this sunny weather again a great pleasure...

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December 4, 2021,Phoenixsee Dortmund

Today, when I saw the weather forecast, I thought I would get out quickly, but where to? 🤔
Somehow I felt like having water, but there wasn't much time left before it started to rain 🤭, somehow thought of Dortmund, so today it was Lake Phoenix.
When you think of a lake, you think of a lot of nature, that's …

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