Racing bike - Bleiwäsche & Aabachsee

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This almost 90 km medium-difficulty tour leads through fields and forests as well as to the beautiful natural Aabachtalsperre dam and through the Alme valley.

Tour starting point:

Rüthen

Tour destination point:

Rüthen

Properties:

Refreshment stop
Circular route

Additional Information

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Length

86.5 km

Duration

4:20 h

Elevation ascent

811 m

Elevation descent

811 m

Lowest point

169 m

Highest point

451 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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The tour starts from Rüthen and heads north-east towards Büren. Initially, the route leads slightly downhill through the farmland. From Büren, there are repeated shorter climbs until you reach the beautifully situated Aabachtalsperre dam.

After cycling around it, the route continues via Bleiwäsche into the Almetal valley and via the Ringelstein forest with a final, somewhat longer ascent back to Rüthen.

Information

Directions

Rüthen - Büren - Fürstenberg - Bleiwäsche - Nieder-Alme - Ringelstein - Kneblinghausen - Rüthen

Equipment

You can find a list of helpful tips on equipment at: www.adfc.de/Packliste

Safety guidelines

The road bike tours of the Bike Arena Sauerland run on roads where motorized traffic is to be expected.

Author Tip

Circumnavigating the completely traffic-free Aabachtalsperre dam is a highlight of this tour.

Literature

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Public transit

Local public transport in Rüthen is provided by the two transport companies RLG Regionalverkehr Ruhr-Lippe GmbH and BRS Busverkehr Ruhr-Sieg GmbH. You can obtain timetable information here or by calling 01803/504030

Arrival by train: with DB to Lippstadt, from there bus connection to Rüthen.

How to get there

by car:

Coming from the north:Take the Hannover-Nord freeway junction via the A2 towards Bielefeld/Dortmund to the Bielefeld freeway junction - A33 towards Paderborn to the Salzkotten exit, from there take the L776 towards Büren/Rüthen

From the south and east: via the A44 Kassel-Dortmund to the Büren/Rüthen exit, then take the L776 towards Rüthen

From the west:via the A44 Dortmund-Kassel, exit Anröchte onto the B55, after approx. 8 km turn left onto Effeln - Menzel - Rüthen