Plettenberg: Oestertal route

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 to the junction with Am Wall street. After crossing the street Am Wall, turn left and then right into the street Umlauf, then onto Maiplatz and you have reached your short destination, the center of Plettenberg's town center. There are numerous places to stop for refreshments in the pedestrian zone. To reach your final destination, continue through the Grünestraße bus station, then turn right towards the "Alte Feuerwache" youth center, past the war memorial for the fallen of the 1870/71 war and cross the Oesterbach towards Königstraße. Follow the road until you reach Lehmkuhler Straße, then take the pedestrian and cycle path alongside Königstraße and Oestertalstraße and turn left at the junction with Am Beiese. Then turn right towards and over the road Am Oesterhammer. A cycle and footpath branches off to the right from this road. It is located on the route formerly used by the Plettenberger Kleinbahn. The path runs parallel to the Oesterbach stream as far as the Oesterhalle in the Dankelmert district. Continue right, crossing Oester and Oestertalstraße, then turn left and right before the sports field, and then rejoin the former railroad line, which runs parallel to the Oesterbach, first to the left and then to the right, until you reach the road An den Kämpen. Turn left here until you reach Ebbetalstraße. Follow Ebbetalstraße uphill to the entrance to Himmelmert and turn left into An der Mühle. This is where the approx. 1 km long ascent to the destination Oestertalsperre begins, with a gradient of 10% in the lower section and 5% and 3.5% gradients further on.