Gehrenbach Pond – Entrance to Aplerbecker Wald loop from Dortmund-Hörde

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Gehrenbach Pond – Entrance to Aplerbecker Wald loop from Dortmund-Hörde

Moderate

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Gehrenbach Pond – Entrance to Aplerbecker Wald loop from Dortmund-Hörde

02:03

26.3km

390m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 5 m for 15 m

After 26.3 km for 15 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.18 km

Forest Trail With Small Jumps

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You can take it with you

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5.24 km

Perde Trail Schwerterwald

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super

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6.79 km

Aplerbecker Wald

Nature Reserve

7.91 km

Böckensiepen

Lake

13.0 km

Gehrenbach Pond

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A mini pond that lies quietly in the forest and is used by ducks.

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13.8 km

Entrance to Aplerbecker Wald

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Easily navigable paths in the shade of the trees.

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14.3 km

Freischütz Schwerte Restaurant & Event Venue

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This elegant eatery serves fine German cuisine and offers both a winter and a beer garden.

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14.6 km

Freischütz Adventure Park

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Across the pond at speed from one of the highest points of the climbing park.

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19.8 km

Fast descent S0/S3 trail

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Uphill it's an S3 trail, so it's really steep. Downhill it's an S0 trail and that's really fun. At the bottom you have to really put your foot on the brakes.

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20.5 km

War Memorial for Fallen Soldiers

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In memory of the fallen soldiers of the first and second world war.

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26.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

7.18 km

3.50 km

2.53 km

1.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.98 km

7.34 km

5.00 km

2.99 km

1.89 km

148 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

8°C

45 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2023,rund um den Freischütz

A lap with friends, mostly on well-known paths... in good weather - what more could you ask for.

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August 21, 2023,Freischütz Runde

Although a bit knocked out, but picked up and off we went... Nice round.

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May 28, 2024,MTB Dortmund Runde zum Mittelpunkt von NRW plus Aplerbecker u. Schwerter Wald

Short MTB tour to the center of NRW, through Aplerbecker and Schwerter forest. The Schwerter forest in particular offers many great trails that are worth discovering.

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