- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
Road bike - Rothaargebirge & Medebach Bay
The landscapes on this long road bike tour from Winterberg could not be more contrasting. On the one hand, the rugged Rothaargebirge mountains with their numerous gradients and, on the other, the almost Mediterranean-like Medebach Bay, which is also known as the Tuscany of the Sauerland.
Tour starting point:
Winterberg
Tour destination point:
Winzterberg
Properties:
Additional Information
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Category
Road bike tourLength
115.2 kmDuration
5:45 hElevation ascent
2120 mElevation descent
2121 mLowest point
332 mHighest point
782 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
After the start in Winterberg, there is a long descent from Altastenberg past the Großer Bilchen and down the beautiful Sorpetal. Via Grafschaft and Fleckenberg, you reach the long and serpentine ascent over the Rothaargebirge mountains into the Eder valley. We follow this for a few kilometers flat to Bad Berleburg. A short detour into Wittgensteiner Land brings us back to the Sauerland. From Hallenberg, we slowly make our way into the Medebach Bay: the landscape becomes increasingly open and more moderate. After Berge, there is a long climb up the Schlossberg near Küstelberg. In total, there are around 370 meters of ascent to conquer. The finish is already within reach, but before we can recover from the tour in Winterberg, there is a short detour via Grönebach.
Information
Directions
Winterberg - Altastenberg - Winkhausen - Grafschaft - Fleckenberg - Jagdhaus - Wingeshausen - Berghausen - Bad Berleburg - Wunterthausen - Hallenberg - Medelon - Medebach - Küstelberg - Gönebach - Winterberg
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
From Hagen there are connections every hour, from Kassel at least every 2 hours. You can travel from Dortmund to Winterberg and vice versa in just 104 minutes. Six times per working day or twelve times on Saturday or Sunday.
Information about the door-to-door luggage service is available at all DB ticket offices. The nearest DB counter is located in Winterberg at the Bürgerbahnhof.
How to get there
- From the north: A7 Hamburg-Hannover - A2 Bielefeld - A33 Paderborn - exit Wünnenberg, direction Brilon > Olsberg > Winterberg
- From the south: A5 Frankfurt-Giessen - exit Marburg, direction Allendorf > Winterberg
- From the west: A44 Dortmund-Kassel - exit Kreuz Werl, direction A46 Arnsberg > Meschede > Bestwig > Olsberg > Winterberg
- From the east: A44 Kassel-Dortmund - exit Zierenberg, direction B251 Korbach > Medebach > Winterberg
Parking
Parking is available at the Kappe adventure mountain, for example.