- Family friendly
- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
- Mostly sunny
- free of charge / accessible at any time
Rüthen - Romantic villages and idyllic woodland
This regional bike tour is a loop route that starts in Rüthen and passes through several villages and wooded areas. Restored windmills and views of the Sauerland hills are highlights along the way; there is an opportunity to stop for a break.
Tour starting point:
Rüthen, Spitze Warte 3, parking lot at the Hotel Spitze Warte
Tour destination point:
Rüthen, Spitze Warte 3, parking lot at the Hotel Spitze Warte
Properties:
Additional Information
https://www.sauerland-radwelt.de/deCategory
regional bike tourLength
25 kmDuration
1:40 hElevation ascent
216 mElevation descent
216 mLowest point
172 mHighest point
388 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The loop tour begins at the Spitzen Warte, one of the highest points of the Haarstrang. Passing restored windmills and wind turbines, it heads west, offering views across the Sauerland highlands. The bike tour then winds through villages and wooded areas back to Rüthen. There is an opportunity to stop for a break.
Information
Directions
Parking lot - Hemmern - Heddinghausen - Langenstraße - Oestereiden - Westereiden - Hoinkhausen - Nettelstädt - Menzel - parking lot
Equipment
You can find a list of helpful tips on equipment at:
www.adfc.de/themen/auf-tour/radtourenplanung/checkliste-packen/
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.
Author Tip
Rüthen's former town wall with the preserved Hachtor and the semi-circular Hexenturm invites you to take a walk around the historic town center.
Literature
Maps
BVA Cycling in the district of Soest (with junction system) 1:50,000: € 7.95
Public transit
Local public transport in Rüthen is provided by the two transport companies RLG Regionalverkehr Ruhr-Lippe GmbH and BRS Busverkehr Ruhr-Sieg GmbH. You can obtain timetable information here or by calling 01803/504030
Arrival by train: Take the DB to Lippstadt, from there take the bus to Rüthen.
How to get there
by car:
Coming from the north:Take the Hannover-Nord freeway junction via the A2 towards Bielefeld/Dortmund to the Bielefeld freeway junction - A33 towards Paderborn to the Salzkotten exit, from there take the L776 towards Büren/Rüthen
From the south and east: via the A44 Kassel-Dortmund to the Büren/Rüthen exit, then take the L776 towards Rüthen
From the west:via the A44 Dortmund-Kassel, exit Anröchte onto the B55, after approx. 8 km turn left onto Effeln - Menzel - Rüthen
Parking
Spitze Warte, Rüthen