- promising
- There and back
- Round trip
- Refreshment stop
- cultural / historical
Lauschpohl cycle route
This quite challenging cycle tour takes you from Schmallenberg in a wide arc through the Sauerland forests. Dense spruce forests are repeatedly interrupted by impressive views. There are a total of 13 "Lauschpöhle" (listening posts) to discover along this route with their exciting stories about the country and its people.
Tour starting point:
Poststrasse 7, wood and tourism center
Tour destination point:
Poststrasse 7, wood and tourism center
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Additional Information
More information at www.sauerland.com/ebike
More information about the eavesdropping caves at https://www.bauernland-info.de/lauschpoehle/
Length
45.6 kmTime
3:45 Std.Elevation ascent
803 mElevation descent
803 mAltitude (Minimum)
337 mAltitude (Maximum)
543 mCondition
Difficulty
Adventure
Landscape
Recommended seasons
Cycling and listening in the "Bauernland" - a total of 18 small and tiny villages belong to the so-called Bauernland. The view over the fertile high plateau with its extensive fields and forests is particularly far-reaching here. Discover this beautiful corner of the world along the 42-kilometre route and listen to exciting and touching stories about the land and its people along the way. A total of 20 audio stations, called "Lauschpöhle" in Sauerland, invite you to listen. 13 of them are located directly on this cycle route. Whether churches, villages, farms or legends and fairy tales - the wealth of stories is vast. A little effort is required when you have to turn the crank to make the audio stations sound - a truly unique experience for story lovers of all ages. Along the way, country inns and a café invite you to stop for a bite to eat.
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Directions
You start this challenging tour at the timber and tourism center. After a short climb through the town towards Wormbach Berg, you cross the mountain and head towards Wormbach. The first stop is right next to the Catholic parish church of St. Peter and Paul, which you can combine with a visit to the Hawerland Rittmeier bakery or the Hawerland Wirtsgut inn to take a closer look at this listed church building.You then cycle along a cycle path to the entrance to Ebinghof, after a left turn you enter the forest and then along beautiful meadows to Berghausen. There you can make a short refreshment stop at the Heimkehof inn. The tour then leads above Oberberndorf along the "Kohlhagen" mountain to Niederberndorf. After a long but challenging descent, you finally reach the village.ATTENTION: Between Berghausen and Niederberndorf, a descent along a gravel path requires your full attention. If you are unsure, we advise you to dismount and push here.Through Oberlandenbeck and Henninghausen you now reach Cobbenrode. The Stertschultenhof, an agricultural farm first mentioned in 1310 and now used as a museum, is a little way from the tour on the edge of Cobbenrode, but is definitely worth a visit. If you are looking for a place to eat, the Hotel Henneman in Cobbenrode is a good place to take a short break.Leaving Cobbenrode in the direction of Bracht, you have a long climb ahead of you, but thanks to the e-bike support, you will quickly get over it. After a relaxing descent, you now cycle around the village of Bracht. In Bracht, you can eat something at the "Das Bustaurant" food truck and recharge your batteries. After riding around the village, you return to Hawerland and pass through the villages of Werntrop, Selkentrop and Felbecke before riding along the Rennefeld airfield between Wormbach and Werpe back to Wormbach Berg.Finally, there is a descent through the center of Schmallenberg to the start and finish point, the timber and tourism center.Two challenging climbs, one in the middle of the route and one towards the end, require you to "divide" your battery capacity well - take advantage of the refreshment stops along the route to recharge if necessary.
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
You can reach Schmallenberg with the bus lines SB9 from Lennestadt, S90 from Mechede or with the line S40 from Winterberg.For timetable information: rlg-online.deFor the return journey from Oberkirchen to Schmallenberg, you can take the S40 bus line (for timetable information)
Getting there
To get to the "Schmallenberg" entry point for the "Renewable Energy Tour", follow the signs "Stadthalle" or "Holz- und Tourismuszentrum" or the red/white information sign "i" within the town of Schmallenberg.
Parking
Parking is available at the town hall in Schmallenberg, 200 m from the wood and tourism center. There are several public parking spaces along the route.