View of Lake Hennesee from the dam – Hennesee loop from Felbecke

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Schmallenberg

View of Lake Hennesee from the dam – Hennesee loop from Felbecke

Hard

4.4

(5)

106

riders

View of Lake Hennesee from the dam – Hennesee loop from Felbecke

03:55

85.0km

980m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Naturpark Arnsberger Wald

Bestwiger Ruhrtal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.7 km

Sorpetal Half-Timbered Houses

Highlight • Settlement

I prefer the departure from the big picture through the Sorpetal. The sometimes very bad road on the Siedlinghauser side, I can drive uphill well - downhill, it would reduce …

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17.2 km

Sorpetal

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Here are many blacksmiths at home.

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32.3 km

Mountain Pass

39.2 km

Elpetal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

A very nice valley with good asphalt and little traffic. Downstream towards Gevelinghausen / Ostwig you can let it go really nice. And who likes to drive up again through …

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44.2 km

Untere Elpe

Nature Reserve

46.9 km

Bestwiger Ruhrtal

Nature Reserve

55.8 km

Ruhr Valley Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The Ruhr Valley Cycle Path is the quietest and most scenic way to cycle from the Ruhr area to the Sauerland (or Sauerland). Especially in towns such as Meschede and …

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58.5 km

View of Lake Hennesee from the dam

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The ship can also be seen below the Welcome Hotel

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61.1 km

Lake Hennesee

Highlight • Lake

On the eastern side of the lake there is a super paved footpath and cycle path. The route offers beautiful views of the Hennesee and that too without the disruptive car traffic. Splendid!

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64.0 km

Hennesee

Highlight • Lake

A highlight for every day and season

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66.0 km

Hennesee Reservoir and Forebay

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There is a cycle path around the lake that runs along the road on the Ei El side

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66.6 km

Vorbecken Mielinghausen

Lake

85.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.3 km

25.3 km

4.81 km

3.07 km

1.61 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

79.6 km

4.39 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (700 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

2°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 20, 2022,💯 🌦🌦Coppenrode-wunderschöne Tour durchs Sorpetal, zum hohen Asten und Hennesee

After the first day fell through, we started this morning with autumnal temperatures.
There the new autumn-winter equipment could be tested directly.
Beautiful Tour.Grade the first part to the Sorpetal is beautiful.
But the rest of the route was also a pleasure on super well-developed roads and cycle paths.
The Sauerland really is an El Dorado for cyclists.
Only the …

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