The most beautiful road bike passes in the Sauerland - The Glinge

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Glingestraße is not actually a pass at all. It is a dead end and ends at the upper reservoir of the Pumpspeicherwerk Rönkhausen. But the view from the end point definitely justifies the elevation gain. What's more, the route at the lower reservoir is part of the Stoppomat route. So: two birds with one stone!





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Tour starting point:

Finnentrop-Rönkhausen

Tour destination point:

Upper reservoir Pumpspeicherwerk Rönkhausen

Additional Information

More information and other road bike tours at www.bike-arena.de
Information about the Stoppomat at www.stoppomat.de

Category

Road bike tour

Length

8.3 km

Duration

0:35 h

Elevation ascent

343 m

Elevation descent

7 m

Lowest point

227 m

Highest point

561 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

The mountain begins at the traffic circle in Rönkhausen. At the beginning, the route is almost flat and leads through Rönkhausen. Please drive carefully and with foresight here. It becomes barely noticeably steeper and the road winds its way up the Glinge valley. Shortly before the lower basin, things start to get more interesting. This is also the start of the only Stoppomat route in North Rhine-Westphalia. The narrow road winds its way uphill through the forest towards the upper reservoir. The Stoppomat route ends just below the upper basin.

If you want to enjoy the fantastic 360-degree view, you should take on the last few meters in altitude to the upper basin.

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Information

Directions

Rönkhausen - Glinge - StoppOmat Rönkhausen - Upper basin

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

There is a 1.3 km circular trail with an energy path at the upper reservoir. There is also a 360-degree view of the beautiful landscape.

Literature

Bike Arena Sauerland road bike map set: 70 road bike tours through the Sauerland

Maps


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

Public transit

The nearest train station to the starting point is 7 km away in Finnentrop. Regular bus service to Rönkhausen with the R80 line (15 minutes).

How to get there

Via the A45 and B236


A44 and B515

Parking

There are plenty of parking spaces available in Rönkhausen.