Heath lake – View of Heidesee (East Shore) loop from Heidesee

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Heath lake – View of Heidesee (East Shore) loop from Heidesee

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Heath lake – View of Heidesee (East Shore) loop from Heidesee

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2.57km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Waypoints

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406 m

Heath lake

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At Heidesee also worth a walk, quiet and varied. Take your camera with you.

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579 m

View of Heidesee (East Shore)

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Very crowded on the weekends

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612 m

Bench with a view of the lake in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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A nice place to relax while looking at the water 😊

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1.23 km

Start of Heidsee - Alter Postweg Trail

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The starting point of the tour is the Heidsee hiking car park - Alter Postweg 73

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1.34 km

The Heidesee is a quarry pond and about 54 hectares in size. It is in the Kirchheller Heide. In any weather you can observe the beautiful nature there. Take great photos or simply enjoy the enchanting landscape on the shore.

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1.53 km

View of Heidesee

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Many places to rest at the lake and a hidden viewing platform

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1.71 km

Heidesee — Kirchheller Heide

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"The approximately 54-hectare Heidesee lake is located in the Kirchheller Heide in the north-west of Bottrop. It was created on a former gravel excavation area and consists of three bodies …

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2.49 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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2.57 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.52 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

7°C

44 %

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Comments

November 17, 2023,HEIDESEE in Bottrop-Kirchhellen.

Autumn colors. Lake. Sunset. swans. So romantic that you can hardly bear it. 🫠😅
A little evening round. A relief after the long rain. 🙂

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November 7, 2021,Heidesee: auf halber Strecke um diese ehemalige Kiesgrube mal wieder vom Regen erwischt worden - Bottrop

After it had been raining somehow the last few days, we thought we'd use the current gap in the cloud cover and take another lap around the Heidesee. As always, we started our three-kilometer round around this former gravel pit at the free parking lot on the east side of the lake, near the waterhole where ducks and geese frolic. …

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