Hollow road east of Ennepetal-Voerde

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The ravine east of Ennepetal-Voerde is a ravine east of the Ennepetal district of Voerde .

The ravine is part of an old route that of Schwelm on Altenvoerde and Voerde by Hagen - Haspe led and before the beginning in this region in 1800 Chausseebau dated. This old street is presumably of medieval origin.

The ravine located between the Talsperrenweg and the Rollmannstraße on an ascending slope was created by the heavy use of carts, the wheels of which loosened the upper soil layers down to the rock layers, which were then washed out by rain . In the lower area the ravine has a serpentine .

Due to its local historical significance and to preserve it for later archaeological investigations, the ravine was placed under protection as a ground monument .

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Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 40 ″  N , 7 ° 24 ′ 0.7 ″  E