View of the Wildewiese – Giant Wooden Bench Sauerland loop from Wanderparkplatz Wörden Süd

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View of the Wildewiese – Giant Wooden Bench Sauerland loop from Wanderparkplatz Wörden Süd

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View of the Wildewiese – Giant Wooden Bench Sauerland loop from Wanderparkplatz Wörden Süd

05:03

16.1km

620m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.49 km

Upper reservoir of the Rönkhausen pumped-storage power plant

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Photographers get their money's worth here. Great view from the upper basin.

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3.06 km

Singletrack at the lower reservoir in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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Nice singletrack. Who likes solitary way, is exactly right here.

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7.49 km

View of Glingebachtalsperre

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Here the forest provides a view of the Glingebach dam

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9.60 km

Wildewiese Giant Swing

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great view great bench

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9.61 km

Panoramic View of Hochsauerland

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9.88 km

Steinberg's Alpine Hut

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Very good gastronomy 👍😄

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10.1 km

View of the Wildewiese

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During a hike you can enjoy a great view here.

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10.2 km

Giant Wooden Bench Sauerland

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great for a photo or just to take a break with a great view

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16.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

2.07 km

1.77 km

813 m

Surfaces

8.85 km

3.13 km

1.89 km

366 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 10 October

12°C

6°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

July 27, 2024,Speicherbecken Rönkhausen - Wilde Wiese 🥾🥾🎒

So.... After not having had a chance to go hiking for four weeks, today's Saturday was just right for me. The weather forecast was suboptimal, but when are they ever right? 😂 I saved this tour from komoot. I found the Rönkhausen reservoir exciting. The circuit around the reservoir wasn't on the original tour, but when you're already there.... 🤷🏻‍♀️ …

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October 9, 2022,Wildewiese ~ Glingebachtalsperre ~ Oberbecken Rönkhausen 🌊

A lot ME, a lot ALONE and a lot FOREST, MOSS & MUSHROOMS. So perfect ☺️
On this tour, the really great views, highlights and very quiet, intact forest paths are what make them beautiful. No forest ruins but great, old forests. But there is plenty of uphill and downhill.
The only part you can save is the road section …

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March 26, 2023,Wildewiese ~💧Leben am Limit💧🌧️

Known tour today to describe as follows:
Life at the limit, no excuses, the trees have buds - the sky wears functional clothing...😂
With regard to the Bergische 50, I pinched the sofa and what I had feared came to me. Calf cramps and incredibly heavy legs were also an issue today, for whatever reason. That's why I shortened the …

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July 26, 2026,Wanderung Wildewiese bis Oberbecken und zurück

Hiked a tour with buddy Bruno and his mistress again this morning.
One could also call it up and down or, true to the motto, everything we go down we also have to go up again🙈
From the parking lot, it went steeply downhill via a forest path towards Glinge, from there up past the lower reservoir and further up …

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