Rüthen - Romantic villages and idyllic woodland

Cycling World Sauerland / Open Data Hub Touren / Rüthen - Romantic villages and idyllic woodland
Alte Windmühle, Spitze Warte
St. Pankratiuskirche mit barocker Orgel
Kirche St. Johannes Baptist
Sauerland

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:

  • Family friendly
  • Refreshment stop
  • Circular route
  • Mostly sunny
  • free of charge / accessible at any time

Additional Information

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



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Category

regional bike tour

Length

25 km

Duration

1:40 h

Elevation ascent

216 m

Elevation descent

216 m

Lowest point

172 m

Highest point

388 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D
The cycle tour "Rüthen - romantic villages and idyllic woodland" starts at the Spitzen Warte on the Haarstrang. The circular route runs westwards, passes restored windmills and wind turbines and opens up wide views over the heights of the Sauerland. The route crosses charming villages and idyllic wooded areas before returning to Rüthen. Designed to be family-friendly, it offers refreshment stops and predominantly sunny sections.
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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

Cycling in the district of Soest


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