Himmelstreppe at Lake Hennesee – Hennesee Reservoir loop from Hochsauerlandkreis

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Meschede

Himmelstreppe at Lake Hennesee – Hennesee Reservoir loop from Hochsauerlandkreis

Easy

4.5

(75)

506

hikers

Himmelstreppe at Lake Hennesee – Hennesee Reservoir loop from Hochsauerlandkreis

01:22

4.91km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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424 m

Berghauser bathing bay

Highlight • Beach

Great reservoir with bathing bays and many water sports or just sunbathing

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1.24 km

Here you can relax and go into the water 💦 at the bathing spots and if necessary also rent a canoe 🛶. The excursion ship 🚢 makes a tour of the reservoir and back.
Some excursion restaurants offer the stop!

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1.90 km

Hennesee Dam

Highlight • Monument

A beautiful route on the Hennesee

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2.58 km

Himmelstreppe at Lake Hennesee

Highlight • Structure

Very steep stairs leading from the valley side to the dam wall. You should bring a bit of fitness with you to climb up here! 😅

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2.64 km

Hennesee Skywalk and Himmelsleiter (Heaven’s Ladder)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Unfortunately, here as well as at Sorpesee, you have a side along the main road, next time I would stay on the east side for the way there and back.

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2.65 km

Hennesee Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

One of the beautiful hiking trails is the A8 hiking trail. This leads 1x around the Hennesee and is worthwhile.

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3.02 km

Hennesee Viewpoint Balcony

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very nice view of the hennesee

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3.35 km

Hennesee Boat Dock

Highlight • Rest Area

4.91 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.42 km

184 m

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

490 m

117 m

116 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

6°C

59 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2022,See-Festival am Hennesee, Meschede

A nice evening with good live music.

We missed the laser show, which was supposed to take place from 11 p.m. at the H1 Bistro, because the organizers simply let it start 15 minutes earlier.

We only noticed 2 minutes of it because we watched the live music at Chillin, which is quite the opposite.

We found it very annoying.

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