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Description
The Phoenix-See is located on the area of the former blast furnace and steel plant site of ThyssenKrupp in the middle of an urban environment. The lake is now a recreational area with a 3,2 km long pedestrian and bicycle path. Among the birds species you can observe on Phoenix-See are Tufted Duck, Canada Goose, Reed Bunting, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Moorhen, Egyptian Goose and Mute Swan. Great Bittern was present on the edges of the reeds in winter in 2023 and 2024. In 2023, Red-crested Pochard successfully nested for the first time in Dortmund on Phoenix-See.
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Access
The Phoenix-See is located on the southeastern outskirts of Dortmund. You can get to the lake by car, bike, public transport or on foot. There are 3 parking spaces, one of which is a parking garage. The parking lot to the east of the lake is free. In the parking garage in the south of the lake, for example, 3 hours cost € 3.50 and a day ticket costs € 12.50. In the parking lot in the north west, you are allowed to park for a maximum of 3 hours. The cost would be € 1.50 then. Click on a P in the map for directions. The circular walking route around the lake is about 3,5 km.
If you come by train, it takes about 7 minutes to walk from Dortmund-Hörde train station to Phoenix-See. There are also bus stops all around the lake.