Plettenberg: Elsetal cycle path

The route leads east from the station via Brauckstraße and then turns right into Bachstraße after approx. 200 m, crosses under the railroad line and then goes straight on to Kilian-Kirchhoff-Damm (Lenneroute). From here, turn left as far as the road, then right over the Lenne bridge and immediately right after the Lenne bridge onto the cycle path alongside the river. After crossing under the road bridge, the route bends left into the Else valley. The path initially runs west of the western bypass, crossing the Böddinghauser Weg, past flood inundation areas (retention areas) and passes under the western bypass before disappearing into a 734 m long tunnel. At the foot of the Kohlbuschberg slope, the route crosses Weidenstraße, then a short distance to the left via Moltkestraße, then to the right, where it follows the west tangent on the east side at the tunnel exit until it joins Am Wall.If you are heading for the short destination first, turn left after crossing the street Am Wall and then right into the street Umlauf to reach the town center of Plettenberg. There are numerous places to stop for refreshments in the pedestrian zone.To reach the Sauerländer Kleinbahn, turn right, crossing Am Wall, follow the road to the next junction, then turn left and, crossing Lohmühle on the right, after a short distance turn left, crossing the Elsebach, up the Elsetal, along the Elsewiese sports field to Zeppelinstraße. After crossing Zeppelinstraße, turn left and then right into Wiesenstraße. From Wiesenstraße, the route continues through the Elsebach floodplain and crosses the Lehmweg. Ride a short distance to the left, then turn right into An der Elsemühle and continue along the footpath and cycle path up the valley to Auf dem Stahl. Crossing this road, you cross Industriestraße on the left, ride slightly uphill along Auf dem Stahl and reach the Plettenberg stop on the Sauerland narrow-gauge railroad. From here, the route continues along the road Auf dem Stahl, through the Plettenberg district of Köbbinghausen to the destination station in the Herscheider district of Hüinghausen.