Countless leisure activities await you around the Hennesee: relax on a boat trip on the MS Hennesee, sunbathe in the bathing bays or experience nature on a walk along the shore. Enjoy the silence in the morning on a fishing trip or feel the refreshing wind on your skin during a sailing trip. Visitors can discover that the forest is full of undiscovered surprises on the SinnePfad at the Hennesee.
If that's not enough, you can climb the 333 steps of the Himmelstreppe. This takes you up the Hennedamm and back down again. Enjoy the wonderful views from the panoramic balconies or take a leisurely stroll along the HenneBoulevard. This leads you into the center of Meschede, which invites you to take a stroll through the pedestrian zone.
In the summer months, you have the opportunity to discover the inside of the dam: guided tours of the dam are offered regularly. For more information, please contact the Tourist Information Office in Meschede (Tel. 0291-9022443).
In the summer months, you have the opportunity to discover the inside of the dam: guided tours of the dam are offered regularly. Information is available from the Meschede Tourist Information Office.
The surrounding area also offers top-class excursion destinations: The Fort Fun Abenteuerland leisure park guarantees family fun and you can experience mining history up close on a ride on the mine train in the Sauerland visitor mine Ramsbeck.
Find out how the "fresh Veltins" is bottled on a tour of the brewery in Grevenstein. Or follow in the footsteps of the past on a tour of the historic town center of Burgruine Eversberg with its castle ruins. You can go "up high" on a hike to the Lörmecketurm - this is located on the highest point of the Arnsberg Forest and offers you wonderful views over the Sauerland.