Sorpesee Lakeside Trail – View of the Sorpe dam loop from Arnsberg-Neheim-Hüsten

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Arnsberg

Sorpesee Lakeside Trail – View of the Sorpe dam loop from Arnsberg-Neheim-Hüsten

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Sorpesee Lakeside Trail – View of the Sorpe dam loop from Arnsberg-Neheim-Hüsten

02:52

45.7km

400m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Arnsberger Wald

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Wolfsbeil

Röhr nördlich Hachen

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.44 km

Wolfsbeil

Nature Reserve

10.8 km

Confluence of Röhr and Sorpe

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A lot has happened here, the two small rivers or streams meander through the meadows and meadows before they unite to form the Sorpe.

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11.8 km

Asphalt Path Between Gut Selmke and Am Lindhövel

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The gravel road between Gut Selmke and Am Lindhövel in Tiefenhagen has been paved. The rattling is over!

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13.8 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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13.8 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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17.3 km

View of the Sorpe dam

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Very nice and recommendable

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17.5 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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31.7 km

Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe)

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

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31.7 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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41.5 km

Röhraue mit angrenzendem extensivem Hang-Grünland und quelligen Feuchtwaldparzellen

Nature Reserve

45.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.8 km

10.9 km

3.65 km

3.01 km

1.59 km

520 m

287 m

Surfaces

35.7 km

4.33 km

3.86 km

1.15 km

717 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 14 October

19°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

July 20, 2022,Arnsberg => Sorpesee

It was an adventure... Saw the plates first thing in the morning while packing the bike bag. Then I thought, now it's over with driving. Fortunately, my husband's good Aldi bike is still available. It wasn't the same as with my bike, but I was happy that I was able to do my tour. It relaxes, it frees me, it's …

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July 17, 2022,Handbike Tour

Today's tour was from Hüsten via Müschede, Reigern, Hachen, Tiefenhagen, Langscheid via the Sorpesee dam to Amecke, Bruchhausen on the other side of the Sorpesee back via Langscheid, Tiefenhagen, Hachen, Müschede, Hüsten

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June 4, 2023,Fahrradtour zum Sorpesee

I will not do this tour again. Too many streets, industrial area and little exciting to discover. There's not even an ice cream parlor on the route!. KO criteria! The piece around the Sorpe was really nice, but nothing compared to the Möhne.

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July 31, 2022,Handbike Tour

My tour starts in Hüsten, via Müschede, Reigern, Hachen, Langscheid along the Sorpesee, then via Mellen, Langenholthausen, Bruchhausen, Amecke further along the Sorpesee over the dam, Langscheid, Hachen, Reigern, Müschede, Hüsten

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