Racing bike - Brilon North

Cycling World Sauerland / Open Data Hub Touren / Racing bike - Brilon North
This professional road bike tour in the north of Brilon in the Hochsauerland district is a challenging circular route. The route through the multifaceted landscape also offers various opportunities to stop for refreshments, rounding off the overall experience.
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Tour starting point:

Brilon (District House)

Tour destination point:

Brilon (District House)

Properties:

  • Refreshment stop
  • Circular route

Additional Information

https://www.sauerland-radwelt.de/de

Category

Road bike tour

Length

52.3 km

Duration

2:35 h

Elevation ascent

546 m

Elevation descent

546 m

Lowest point

244 m

Highest point

469 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D
The road bike tour in the north of Brilon crosses the villages of Alme and Harth, with a moderate topographical challenge to Bad Wünnenberg. The Aabachtal valley leads to the dam wall of the Aabachtalsperre, followed by a challenging climb to the village of Bleiwäsche. This is followed by small side roads via Brilon-Nehden to complete the circular route in the extensive Brilon countryside.
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Information

Directions

Brilon - Wülfte - Alme - Harth - Leiberg - Bad Wünnenberg - Bleiwäsche -Nehde - BrilonSince 2015, the entire Sauerland region has been signposted with the junction system: https://www.sauerland-radwelt.de/de/tourenrad/das-konzept-radeln-nach-zahlenJunction sequence: 12 - 09 - 08 - 12

Equipment

You can find a list of helpful tips on equipment at: www.adfc.de/themen/auf-tour

Safety guidelines

A rescue point system has been installed throughout the region (Soest district, Hochsauerlandkreis, Märkischer Kreis, Olpe district and Siegen-Wittgenstein district). Rescue points can be found on the information boards at the junctions of the Südwestfalen cycle network.


The road bike tours of the Bike Arena Sauerland run on roads where motorized traffic is to be expected.

Author Tip

Enjoy the Aabach reservoir and its natural and expansive landscape. A walk around the lake is well worthwhile.

Public transit

The route can be reached from the train station in Brilon.

How to get there

From the west: A1 to Dortmund/Unna junction - then A44 to Werl junction - then A445/A46 and B480 to Brilon


From the north: Hanover - A2 to Bielefeld interchange - A33 to Wünnenberg-Haaren interchange and continue on the B480 to Brilon


From the east: A44 Kassel to the Wünnenberg-Haaren interchange and continue on the B480 to Brilon or exit at the Marsberg junction and continue on the B7 to Brilon


From the south: to Kassel and continue on the A44 to the Wünnenberg-Haaren junction or exit at the Marsberg junction and continue on the B7 to Brilon

Parking

At the starting point you will find plenty of parking spaces that are suitable as starting points for your cycle tour, e.g. at the train station.