View of the Sorpe dam – Sorpesee Lakeside Trail loop from Piepenbruch

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Sundern (Sauerland)

View of the Sorpe dam – Sorpesee Lakeside Trail loop from Piepenbruch

Hard

4.7

(72)

157

riders

View of the Sorpe dam – Sorpesee Lakeside Trail loop from Piepenbruch

02:57

44.0km

460m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.75 km

View of Melscheder Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful surroundings, beautiful paths to drive!

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24.9 km

Katenstein Hill with Solitary Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

The hill on which this tree stands is the Katenstein. It looks a bit like the Alps here!

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26.3 km

Landwehr am Vierknie

Archaeological Site

35.3 km

Lake Sorpesee

Highlight • Lake

Very nice bike path around the lake.

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38.9 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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39.1 km

View of the Sorpe dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice and recommendable

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39.9 km

Sorpestalsperre

Lake

42.7 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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42.7 km

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

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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43.0 km

View of the Sorpesee equalization basin

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The view in the direction is great and there are also benches to linger

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44.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

10.8 km

9.28 km

6.52 km

2.05 km

529 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.3 km

5.82 km

2.66 km

1.04 km

925 m

282 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

15°C

4°C

64 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 23, 2025,Fahrradtour zu Sorpe

I actually just wanted to go to Hof Gödde, but the weather was so nice, I drove on!
Maybe that wasn't a good idea after all 😁
There are no bad weather photos!
Until you get your smartphone out!

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May 26, 2024,Fahrradtour nach Quitmannsturm

Unfortunately, the mobile phone with the recording switched off on the way back at the Sorpe dam :-(, unfortunately I forgot the cable for the power bank, oh well, so now 10 km and a few HM are missing...

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October 5, 2024,Fahrradtour zur Sorpe

A trip to Sorpe, was curious about the new bike path in Langenholthausen. Rolls well! :)

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