Sorpesee Dam – Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe) loop from Piepenbruch

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Sundern (Sauerland)

Sorpesee Dam – Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe) loop from Piepenbruch

Hard

4.7

(89)

269

hikers

Sorpesee Dam – Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe) loop from Piepenbruch

05:30

19.9km

340m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.30 km

View of Sorpesee

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Here on the way around the Sorpe offers a great view of the surrounding mountains.

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2.87 km

Langscheider Mark

Nature Reserve

10.6 km

View of Heimathafen from the Heart Sculpture

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Beautiful lake. I'm lucky enough to stop here every now and then for work and I think the area is really great 🥰✌🏻

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11.7 km

Ehem. Freibad Amecke

Ruins

13.5 km

Höhweg Trail in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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Through the clearing 😒
a lot of foresight 😃

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14.7 km

Amecke Ridge Trail

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You can see really far

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18.5 km

The Sorpesee is touristically very well developed. Here you can go diving, rowing, sailing, surfing, camping and, which I think is pretty cool, renting tree houses as accommodation (sorpesee.de/nordic-ferienpark-sorpesee/baumhaeuser-am-sorpesee.html). It …

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18.9 km

Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe)

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Nice destination with ice cream parlors and a beautiful promenade :)

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19.1 km

View of the Sorpesee Reservoir

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Fantastic food in the restaurant "Treibgut"

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19.4 km

Sorpesee Promenade

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The Sorpesee, the water has a lot to offer in terms of landscape, the reservoir is embedded in a beautiful forest landscape.

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19.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

1.15 km

957 m

859 m

844 m

Surfaces

14.2 km

3.26 km

2.06 km

246 m

161 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

4°C

54 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

February 2, 2025,Natur pur auf dem Höhweg – Sorpesee Panorama Runde von Sundern

A little less challenging on this absolutely beautiful tour in cold, dreamy weather!

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May 21, 2023,Einmal um den Sorpesee

Today, my path led me into an area that had previously not been mapped for me in terms of hiking. I haven't hiked along the Sorpesee yet. So it was high time that this changed!
The lake should therefore be circumnavigated once. But I have to say that views of the lake were only sparse, or only in the villages …

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June 1, 2025,Rund um den Sorpesee

Today, we walked around Lake Sorpe with 17 mammoths. Only for a short stretch was the existing path somewhat overgrown.

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March 9, 2025,Frühlingswanderung um den Sorpesee

Today was alternative hike number two, and I liked this hike even better than yesterday's. The many far-reaching views over the beautiful Sauerland were fantastic and breathtaking. This morning it was still quite cool at the beginning, the ground was slightly frozen, but the sun quickly provided pleasant warmth. I did this tour last year in winter when there was …

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April 13, 2024,Auf Höhenwegen rund um den Sorpesee

A leisurely walk on wide forest paths. One section of the hike was "animalistic", i.e. paths that had not been used for a long time with fresh tracks of wild boars🦏🦏
The smell of the pigs was still in the air😳😳😱
There was no one to be seen anywhere and I was so scared that my heart almost sank into …

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December 3, 2023,Sorpesee – Sorpetalsperre Runde von Amecke

A fantastic hike through the Sauerland winter landscape.
If you want to see the Sauerland from its most beautiful side, you should definitely visit the Sorpesee in Sundern-Langscheid and enjoy the view on the promenade. Sailing and rowing boats glide over the sparkling water of the dam, behind which lie hills and mountains covered in meadows and fir trees. Due …

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April 7, 2024,Rund um den Sorpesee

A bit of maritime flair, forest, and water. This is a wonderful way to get around Lake Sorpe near Sundern. Rest stops round out the hike.

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