- Culturally interesting
- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
- Signage
Ruhr-Eder GeoRadroute
Tour starting point:
Willingen Visitor Center, Am Hagen 10, 34508 Willingen (Upland)
Tour destination point:
Willingen Visitor Center, Am Hagen 10, 34508 Willingen (Upland)
Properties:
Additional Information
www.willingen.de/bikeCategory
FernradwegLength
210.7 kmDuration
20:31 hElevation ascent
2266 mElevation descent
2266 mLowest point
234 mHighest point
696 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The Ruhr-Eder GeoRadroute opens up the Sauerland and Waldeck regions in a special way. The route runs through the picturesque valleys of the Ruhr and Eder rivers and also uses former railroad lines. A central element of the tour is the Edersee, one of the largest reservoirs in Germany, whose watery landscape invites you to relax. The route also leads through the GrenzWelten National Geopark, which provides fascinating insights into the history of the earth and the formative development of the landscape. Here, 400 million years of geological history come to life, for example at the Korbach Fissure, a world-famous fossil site. The cycle tour offers the opportunity to experience the geological, historical and cultural development on the eastern edge of the Rothaargebirge at first hand and to develop a profound understanding of this unique natural and cultural landscape. It offers a variety of natural and cultural experiences that enrich the active exploration of the border region between North Rhine-Westphalia and Hessen.
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Directions
Start at the visitor center in Willingen (Upland) and follow the signpost with the "Korbacher Dackel" via Usseln to Medebach, on to Korbach and over a former railroad line via Sachsenhausen towards Edersee. The route leads directly along the Edersee and on to Frankenberg, via Allendorf to Battenberg. From there, the route continues along an old railroad line to Winterberg and back to Willingen via Olsberg and Brilon.
Equipment
We recommend a helmet, functional, weather-appropriate cycling clothing, backpack food, sufficient fluids (water, tea), air pump, repair kit and multi-tool.
Public transit
Bus/train to Willingen station, 10 minutes walk to the starting point at the visitor center
How to get there
By car via the B251 to Willingen (Upland), drive to the parking lot at the visitor center, Am Hagen 10, 34508 Willingen (Upland)
Parking
Free parking at the visitor center/lagoon pool