- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
Road bike - city-country-river
On this long road bike tour, you will experience numerous highlights such as the attractive towns of Warstein, Arnsberg and Soest, the idyllic scenery of the Möhnesee and the Soest Börde. And the Ruhr also accompanies us part of the way.
Tour starting point:
Rüthen
Tour destination point:
Rüthen
Properties:
Additional Information
Category
Road bike tourLength
122.5 kmDuration
6:10 hElevation ascent
1351 mElevation descent
1351 mLowest point
89 mHighest point
461 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
After a leisurely start, the first climb up to Kallenhardt awaits, past the limestone quarry. Via Warstein, the site of the famous brewery of the same name, we reach Hirschberg and its historic town center after a long climb.
After a long descent, we leave the district of Soest in the direction of Arnsberg. We cross the Ruhr several times here. We cross the Arnsberg forest on a steady climb to the Möhnesee. There the route is absolutely flat, first along the southern shore and then along the western shore to Günne. Here, the Haarstrang, which separates the Sauerland from the Soest Börde, gets in the way. A long and even descent awaits us with a wide view over the Börde as far as Soest.
We leave Soest in a north-westerly direction towards Bad Sassendorf, a well-known spa town, and ride parallel to the Bundesstraße 1, which also follows the Hellweg, a historic trade route. There are only a few meters of elevation gain over the next few kilometers. After crossing the A44, the tour climbs gently but steadily to Rüthen, the starting point.
![Innenraum mit den "Machern&am](/var/de/storage/images/_aliases/rhythm_page_1_1/5/8/7/4/9114785-1-ger-DE/3978165947d8-2355414.webp?asset-version=1744806035 "Innenraum mit den "Machern&am")
Information
Directions
Rüthen - Kallenhardt - Warstein - Hirschberg - Oeventrop - Arnsberg - Günne - Deiringsen - Soest - Bad Sassendorf - Anröchte - RüthenSince 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
We recommend taking a short break in one of the many cafés in Soest's beautiful town center.
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
If traveling by train, the tour can also be started in Arnsberg or Soest, as it is a round trip.
How to get there
Rüthen market square
Parking
There are plenty of parking spaces available in Rüthen.