Racing bike - Upland & Diemelsee

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This medium-length tour is mainly characterized by several smaller climbs, but they are not very steep.
Rennrad im Sauerland

Tour starting point:

Brilon (District House)

Tour destination point:

Brilon (District House)

Properties:

  • Refreshment stop
  • Circular route

Additional Information

www.bike-arena.de

Category

Road bike tour

Length

87.6 km

Duration

4:20 h

Elevation ascent

1390 m

Elevation descent

1390 m

Lowest point

333 m

Highest point

599 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

After the start in Brilon, the tour follows the L870. Near the village of Gudenhagen, you ride along the Brilon TrailGround. Behind Hoppecke, the first major mountain stage awaits, which is then rewarded with a descent to the beautiful Diemelsee.

The longest climb of the tour begins behind Gieringhausen and leads to Willingen. In Olsberg, the last big climb over the Langer Berg has to be conquered before returning to Brilon via Scharfenberg.

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Information

Directions

Brilon - Hoppecke - Bontkirchen - Diemelsee - Adorf - Benkhausen - Giebringhausen - Schwalefeld - Willingen - Elleringhausen - Olsberg - Altenbüren - Scharfenberg - BrilonSince 2015, the entire Sauerland region has been signposted with the junction system: www.radeln-nach-zahlen.de/de/Das-Konzept

Equipment

You can find a list of helpful tips on equipment at: www.adfc.de/themen/auf-tour

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.


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

Author Tip

A short break at the Diemelsee natural lake makes the tour a pleasure.

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

Road bike map set Bike Arena Sauerland 15,00 € (plus shipping and packaging costs 2,50 €, international shipments 3,70 €) You can order here

Public transit

This route can be reached via the train station in Brilon.

How to get there

59929 Brilon

Parking

There are numerous parking spaces available in Brilon, e.g. at the train station or at the indoor swimming pool.

Interesting places in the neighbourhood