Bigge Reservoir – View of the Bigge Dam loop from Sondern

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Bigge Reservoir – View of the Bigge Dam loop from Sondern

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Bigge Reservoir – View of the Bigge Dam loop from Sondern

01:29

22.3km

330m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.13 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.17 km

View of the Bigge Arms

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Always nice here.

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7.20 km

Bigge Dam

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The dam is certainly worth a visit. Also for the physical well-being is provided on the center of the dam.

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10.3 km

View of Biggesee

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The entire cycle path around the Bigge and Lister dams has been laid out and maintained in an exemplary manner. We do this tour every year, always a relaxing day for us here at the lake.

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10.9 km

Bigge Reservoir

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In this area there are 4 different views. 3 rest stops. An outdoor swimming pool, boat dock, a marina and a campground.

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14.3 km

View of the Bigge Dam

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There are beautiful views all around the lake. I would not stop here for this point.

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17.8 km

View of the Biggesee from the cycle path

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This year there was already no water in the area around the small island in August, otherwise this vantage point is a recommendation.

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19.1 km

View of the Biggesee and Sondern

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Gorgeous panoramas on every kilometer

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19.2 km

Panoramic View of Biggesee

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22.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

1.21 km

1.17 km

842 m

689 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.9 km

764 m

368 m

222 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Friday 30 October

9°C

1°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

March 16, 2025,Von Attendorn um die Biggetalsperre

We went outside for a bit to get some fresh air; it was freezing cold in the shade.

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April 14, 2024,Lister.- und Biggetalsperre

The Lister Dam is a formerly independent dam in the Sauerland-Rothaargebirge Nature Park, which was built between 1909 and 1912. Located near the A45 federal highway between Olpe in the south and Attendorn in the north, it dams the tributary of the Bigge using a quarry stone wall. When the Bigge Dam was put into operation in 1965, the Lister, …

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