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North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Balve

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

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Road cycling routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Balve

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

Moderate

4.9

(53)

403

riders

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

01:35

34.4km

390m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.9 km

Sorpesee Boat Dock

Highlight • Rest Area

The MS Sorpesee landing stage in Langscheid

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16.0 km

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail

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The Randweg is paved throughout and is perfect for racing bikes.
Best during the week in the evening or very early in the morning. When the weather is good, there is a lot going on at the weekend.

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16.0 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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16.0 km

View of Langscheid and the Sorpesee

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Sunset behind Langscheid 👍🏻

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18.8 km

Sorpestalsperre

Lake

19.6 km

Lake Sorpesee

Highlight • Lake

The bike path around the Sorpesee is beautiful and offers many Rastbänke in places with idyllic views of the Sorpesee.

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19.8 km

View of the Lake from the East Shore

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Beautiful view of the lake, which offers many bathing opportunities and a great bike path. This leads over the wall and the dams around the reservoir and the Amecke Vorbrecken …

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23.5 km

Sorpesee

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Highly recommended in spring when the water level of the Sorpesee is high.

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34.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.9 km

11.9 km

1.46 km

1.17 km

864 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.2 km

140 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 19 June

31°C

17°C

35 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Sorpesee

Sorpesee Boat Dock

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail

Sorpesee Dam

View of Langscheid and the Sorpesee

Lake Sorpesee

View of the Lake from the East Shore

Sorpesee

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