Racing bike - Möhne & Arnsberg Forest

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The Arnsberg Forest and the beautiful Möhnesee are the focus of this long and difficult road bike tour

Tour starting point:

Arnsberg

Tour destination point:

Arnsberg

Properties:

Refreshment stop
Circular route

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Length

133.7 km

Duration

6:40 h

Elevation ascent

1659 m

Elevation descent

1659 m

Lowest point

174 m

Highest point

487 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

After starting in Arnsberg, this long tour leads through the Arnsberg Forest to the beautiful Möhnesee, which is almost completely circumnavigated. After Hirschberg, there is a long but moderate climb over the Lattenberg before the route undulates over Berge and Calle to Meschede. After Schüren airfield, there is a fast descent to Wenholthausen and a longer climb to the beer metropolis of Grevenstein. A serpentine descent over the Hellefeld Höhe leads back to Arnsberg.

Information

Equipment

Wearing a bicycle helmet should be a matter of course for all cyclists. Before setting off, check that your bike is in perfect condition. For demanding tours, we recommend packing plenty of drinks and snacks.

Safety 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.

Literature

Bike Arena Sauerland road bike map package: over 70 compact road bike tours in one package Information and ordering at http://www.bike-arena.de/Rennrad/Rennrad-Kartenpaket

Maps

Bike Arena Sauerland road bike map package: over 70 compact road bike tours in one package Information and ordering at http://www.bike-arena.de/Rennrad/Rennrad-Kartenpaket

Public transit

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.

How to get 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.

If you are coming from Kassel (A 44), you can either take the Soest exit (exit no. 56) via the B 229 towards Möhnesee to Arnsberg or you can also drive to the Kreuz Werl junction.