- Family friendly
- Circular route
- Signage
- free of charge / accessible at any time
Bad Sassendorf - North Loop
The Bad Sassendorf Northern Loop is a signposted loop trail that winds through the northern neighborhoods and the countryside of the Soester Börde.
Tour starting point:
Junction 93 (traffic circle L856, Schützenstraße, Am Haullenbach, Birkenweg)
Tour destination point:
Junction 93
Properties:
Additional Information
The 50-hectare fen between the confluence of the Ahse and Woestebach rivers is one of the last remaining calcareous fens in the region. The varied mosaic of shallow water and flood zones with ponds, reedbeds and wet grassland has developed into an important habitat for animals and plants, a real magnet for birds. The observation point offers a fantastic view of the birdlife and the impressive water buffalo that keep the area open.
Category
regional bike tourLength
28.2 kmDuration
1:50 hElevation ascent
86 mElevation descent
86 mLowest point
74 mHighest point
103 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The Nordschleife is a signposted loop trail through the rolling countryside around Bad Sassendorf. It passes through Bettinghausen and Ostinghausen, through the Woeste moorland and nature reserve, past informational signs, rare bird species, and water buffalo. The return route runs along the Ahse River and the outskirts of Soest.
Information
Directions
Bad Sassendorf - Bettinghausen - Ostinghausen - Humbrechting - Brockhausen - Thöningen - Kutmecker Höhe - Bad SassendorfJunction sequence: 93 - 40 - 84 - 14 - 11 - 92 - 93The entire Sauerland region has been signposted with the junction system since 2015:www.radeln-nach-zahlen.de/de/Das-Konzept
Equipment
A list of helpful tips on equipment can be found at:
www.adfc.de/themen/auf-tour/radtourenplanung/checkliste-packen/
Safety guidelines
A rescue point system has been installed throughout the region (Soest district, Hochsauerland district, Märkischer district, Olpe district and Siegen-Wittgenstein district). Rescue points can be found on the information boards at the junctions of the South Westphalia cycle network.
Author Tip
The "Nordschleife" can be ideally combined with other tours. A flyer with three further route tips "Through Börde and Münsterland" is available from the Bad Sassendorf guest information office.
Literature
The BVA cycling guide "Alte Bahntrassen im Sauerland" 1:50,000: € 14.95 (plus € 2.50 packaging and postage) offers a tour description as well as further information on the sights along the way.
Maps
BVA ADFC regional map Sauerland (with junction system) 1:75,000: € 8.95 (€ 2.50 packaging and postage, foreign postage € 3.70)
BVA Cycling Guide Old Railway Routes in the Sauerland 1:50,000: €14.95 (plus €2.50 packaging and shipping)
BVA Cycling in the district of Soest (with junction system) 1:50,000: € 7.95
Hiking map Arnsberg - Möhnesee 1:25,000: € 6.95
Booklet Möhnesee, cycling and hiking, Standpunktverlag: € 4.90
Order via: info@moehnesee.de (deposit link)(plus € 3.00 packaging and shipping)
Public transit
You can easily reach Bad Sassendorf with the RB89, the "Ems-Börde-Bahn", which runs between Münster and Warburg (via Altenbeken, Paderborn, Salzkotten, Geseke, Lippstadt, Soest, Hamm). The local trains run every 30 minutes from Monday to Friday and every 60 minutes from 8 p.m. to midnight. The nearest IC and ICE stations are Soest and Lippstadt and Hamm and Münster.
How to get there
From the Ruhr area or from Kassel via the Dortmund-Kassel highway (A 44) to the Soest-Ost/Bad Sassendorf exit. From Berlin/Hanover via the highway (A 2) to the Wiedenbrück exit, then via Lippstadt-Erwitte (B 1) to Bad Sassendorf.
Parking
In Bad Sassendorf you will find sufficient parking facilities.