Fork pond
The Gabelweiher, also known as Gabelhorst Weiher , is a 1.6 hectare lake in Espelkamp , in the East Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke . The lake is located immediately south of the Alder Elementary School and west of federal highway 239 .
The Gabelweiher is not an officially designated swimming lake - the larger lake on Kleihügel just under 2 kilometers to the west of the town of Espelkamp is available for this. At the same time, the lake, as a quickly accessible body of water in the Espelkamp city center area, has its importance as a recreation area and green lung for walks, joggers and the like. a. There is a 700 meter long walk around the lake. In the northern area of the lake there are two small, close together islands, which together are around 780 m² in size. The lake is surrounded by lawns and small forests. There is also a fairly large fountain in the northern part of the fork pond, which is operated in summer. The Gabelhorst , a forest area of around 4 hectares, is located 200 meters southwest of the fork pond .
Coordinates: 52 ° 23 ′ 6.4 " N , 8 ° 36 ′ 46.5" E