Bike Arena Sauerland - Ruhr & Sorpe

Radeln nach Zahlen / Outdooractive Touren / Bike Arena Sauerland - Ruhr & Sorpe

The highlights of this short tour between Arnsberg and Sundern are the Arnsberg Ruhr loop and the Sorpetalsperre dam.





Sorpesee




Die MS Sorpesee

Tour starting point:

Arnsberg

Tour destination point:

Arnsberg

Properties:

  • promising
  • Round trip
  • Refreshment stop

Additional Information

www.bike-arena.de

Length

44.2 km

Time

2:10 Std.

Elevation ascent

581 m

Elevation descent

581 m

Altitude (Minimum)

176 m

Altitude (Maximum)

407 m

Condition

Difficulty

Adventure

Landscape

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D

The highlights of this short tour between Arnsberg and Sundern are the Arnsberg Ruhr loop and the Sorpetalsperre dam. First, the route leads through the Seufzertal valley and via Hachen to the west bank of the beautiful Sorpetalsperre dam. After Sundern, the Ochsenkopf awaits with 170 meters of elevation gain and a few hairpin bends, before returning to the starting point along the Ruhr.

Information

Safty guidelines

A rescue point system has been installed throughout the region (Soest district, Hochsauerlandkreis, Märkischer Kreis, Olpe district and Siegen-Wittgenstein district). Rescue points can be found on the information boards at the junctions of the Südwestfalen cycle network.

Public transiot

Coming from the Rhineland or Ruhrgebiet, you can reach Arnsberg via the Dortmund junction on the regional express train in around 45 minutes or via Hagen/Schwerte in around 40 or 35 minutes, with regional express trains running every 40 minutes.Coming from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe (R17/R57 "Obere Ruhrtalbahn"), you can reach Arnsberg by regional express train in approx. 2 hours.

Getting there

Coming from Dortmund on the A44, you can reach Arnsberg via the "Kreuz Werl" junction. Arnsberg is signposted from there. To reach the Altstadt of Arnsberg, take exit no. 65 from the A 46.

Parking

Sufficient parking spaces are available in the Neumarkt underground parking garage.