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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Pfingstsee (Whitsun Lake) – Pfingstsee loop from Grafenmühle

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Pfingstsee (Whitsun Lake) – Pfingstsee loop from Grafenmühle

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Pfingstsee (Whitsun Lake) – Pfingstsee loop from Grafenmühle

03:48

14.8km

60m

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: July 25, 2026

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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445 m

Rotbachtal Nature Trail

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You can walk beautifully on natural paths directly along the stream. In winter, of course, it's muddy in places. But at the weekend it was too crowded for a relaxed dog tour.

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1.81 km

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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2.30 km

Heidesee

Lake

4.78 km

Pfingstsee (Whitsun Lake)

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Also this lake is owed to the mining. The seams in the subsurface can be thought of slowly and there are always such depressions. It's just good that nature is …

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4.89 km

We feel a special connection to some places. But what does that actually mean? And how does such a relationship differ from one with a person?

Wheel of Fortune Exercise: Inner Developmental Goals 3 - RELATIONSHIP

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6.59 km

Heidhof Lake

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The Heidhofsee is about 4.8 hectares and an important recreational center in Bottrop. There are circular hiking trails, play areas and lawns as well as the Heidhof center. Bathing is not allowed, but you can cool your feet.

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7.39 km

Old Moor and New Life Information Board

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11.4 km

Birdwatching Hut at Weihnachtssee

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The course of the Rotbach is particularly affected by subsidence. Again and again, seams collapse deep under the river and on the surface small ponds, ponds and lakes are formed. …

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12.0 km

Rest Area at the Lake in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Highlight • Lake

Fantastic place. It looks a little apocalyptic with the dead trees in the water.

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14.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

636 m

494 m

134 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

2.76 km

793 m

499 m

215 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 14 August

28°C

19°C

40 %

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Comments

July 13, 2023,1104H Grafenmühle- Heidesee- Pfingstsee- Heidhof- Heidhofsee- Weihnachtssee🚘⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟☕️🍰🥗🍺😎❄️

Start: parking strip in
Grafenmühle area
Many thanks to Heinz for organizing the tour

Lake hike on lightly gravelled, predominantly medium-wide paths, which were sometimes straight, on level terrain. There was a short trail
Long trousers are required at most because of the horseflies, which I saw repeatedly. Thorny branches do not get in the way
The tour is good …

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December 11, 2025,Durch die Kirchheller Heide

Around midday, the sun was supposed to make an appearance, and it did. We spontaneously decided to go for a walk around Heidhof and Pfingstsee lakes again. The Kirchheller Heide heath is always beautiful.

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November 1, 2024,... Kirchheller Heide NSG 🌲🌳🍃🍂🍁🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♂️

... Drizzle walk in the Kirchheller Heide nature reserve 🍃🍂🍁🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♂️🌧️ It's nice when you have the forest on your doorstep 😊
🅿️ Kirchheller Heide/Heidesee
Then we "walked" the lakes
- Heidesee
- "Pfingssee" Senkungssee
Elsbach
- Heidhof
- Heidhofsee
- Weihnachtsee / observation hut
A kingfisher flew past 😃
- back past Heidesee again

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March 28, 2022,Kirchheller-Heide-Rundwanderung

We used the pick-up of an Ebay bargain to go for a walk through the Kirchhellener Heide. A spacious and very beautiful moorland with lakes and streams. The Ruhr area is always good for surprises. 👍😍

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January 13, 2023,Bottrop-Kirchhellen: Kirchheller-Heide-Rundwanderung

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"On this tour through the varied mixed forest, field and heath landscape, we also meet the quarry pond of the former gravel pit, the Heidesee, at the southern end of which we cross the dam.

We are located west of Bottrop-Kirchhellen and start near the forest stadium of Grafenwald, at the Heidesee car park Am Schleitkamp. We turn west …

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November 3, 2021,Durch die Kirchhellener Heide

Nice round in wet and cold weather. The ideal tour if old friends have a lot to tell each other: no inclines worth mentioning, lots of rest areas and easy terrain underfoot. In short, we didn't have to concentrate so much on the path and could focus more on gossip.

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March 6, 2022,Pfingstsee – Heidhofsee - Weihnachtssee

Today we did a lake tour in the NSG Schwarze Heide near Bottrop with the sun in our hand luggage. Very nice quiet forest round.

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March 18, 2023,BOT-Kirchhellen - Die Seen der Kirchheller Heide

The parking lot on the "Alter Postweg" north of the Grafenmühle is the starting point. Via a spacious path through the forest you first reach the Heidesee, the largest lake in this hiking area. It originated from a former excavation and today - you can hear it from the loud screaming of the waterfowl - their territory. Through the forest …

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Pfingstsee (Whitsun Lake) – Pfingstsee loop from Grafenmühle

Rotbachtal Nature Trail

View of the Heidesee

Pfingstsee (Whitsun Lake)

Pfingstsee

Heidhof Lake

Old Moor and New Life Information Board

Birdwatching Hut at Weihnachtssee

Rest Area at the Lake in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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