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North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Meschede

HenneseeSchleife - SauerlandRadring

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Meschede

HenneseeSchleife - SauerlandRadring

Moderate

4.7

(1254)

3,581

riders

HenneseeSchleife - SauerlandRadring

02:30

41.3km

330m

Cycling

The Hennesee loop is, so to speak, the little sister of the SauerlandRadring. It connects it to the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path and, at 40 kilometers, is a wonderful route including a crowning conclusion at Lake Hennesee.

The Regional Express takes you from Dortmund Central Station to Meschede, the starting point of the Hennesee Loop, in exactly one hour. First you follow the Ruhr a few kilometers and then turn into the Wennetal in Wennemen.

You are now driving on a former railway line, the beginning of which marks a very well-preserved old railway bridge. The route is wonderful to drive and you keep hearing the river lapping. Along the way you will often be reminded that a train used to run here: in places you discover old train station buildings or sometimes drive through a tunnel.

After a few hills you finally reach the beautiful Hennesee and drive along the entire eastern shore of the reservoir. Don't forget to pack your bathing suit, because there are some great swimming spots along the way.

At the dam at the north end of the lake, a beautiful panoramic view awaits you before you whiz down the last stretch back to Meschede. This beautiful round through the Sauerland ends there.

by Sauerland-Tourismus

Last updated: August 4, 2024

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.6 km for 81 m

Waypoints

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8.05 km

Old railway bridge over the Ruhr near Wennemen

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This Ruhr bridge takes you across the river on the Sauerlandring. Simply enjoy the scenery.

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10.1 km

Sauerlandring North Cycle Path (Former Railway Line)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The north loop of the Sauerlandring is part of the state project "Alleenradwege on former railway lines" and leads from Wennemen to the Sallinghausen junction. The Finnentrop-Wennemen railway line was originally put into operation in 1911. Until 1966, the 35.5-kilometer route was used for local passenger traffic and until 1996 goods were transported on the route of the "Cardinal Express", popularly known as "Cardinal Express". Since 2007, bicycles have been rolling on the old railway line that forms part of the Sauerlandring.

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31.3 km

Hennesee east shore

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

As an addition to the SauerlandRadring, this additional route was inaugurated in 2012, the "Nordschleife". That is 40 extra kilometers from Meschede around the Hennesee. The route is paved and is beautifully situated along the east bank of Lake Hennese. To enjoy. ;)

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38.7 km

View from the Hennedamm over Meschede and the Hennesee

Highlight • Viewpoint

Super panorama on Meschede and the Hennesee. Under the viewpoint is also the sky staircase leading up to the platform.

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41.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.7 km

6.83 km

2.42 km

278 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.3 km

5.10 km

697 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Monday 6 July

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14°C

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Comments

May 9, 2024,Kleiner Sauerlandring 09Mai24

On a beautiful (celebration - grin) day, a very beautiful route in "unknown" territory. Mostly beautiful cycle paths or old railway lines (great). No bat tunnel, grin. Next time...
With various small stops, delicious ice cream in Meschede! Also a "delicious" café at the start/car park; Landbäckerei Sommer... a very beautiful day!!!

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October 26, 2024,Radtour 🚲entlang am Hennesee und auf dem Sauerland-Radring🤩☀️🚴

beautiful bike ride in sunshine 🌞and wonderful autumn weather🍂😊

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June 21, 2025,Korrektur 21062025 Meschede Sauerland Radring Schleife Hennesee

Route corrected here - from tour 21062025 Meschede Sauerland Radring Loop Hennesee

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August 16, 2025,SauerlandRadring HenneseeSchleife

This is the Hennesee or northern loop of the Sauerland Cycle Ring. Between Wennemen and Meschede, we ride along the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route, definitely not a highlight of this circuit and certainly not part of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route.
If you're doing the tour as a day trip from the Ruhr region, I would start in Wennemen. As …

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May 14, 2023,Sauerlandradring Abschnitt Hennesee-Schleife

Today we drove the Henneseeschleife on the Sauerlandradring. The starting point was the parking lot in Berge, right next to the cycle path. The circular route is nice to drive. Unfortunately in some sections along federal and country roads, (but it works), but in other sections idyllic over old railway lines and quite a bit along the Hennesee.

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June 27, 2025,NW: SauerlandRadring - HenneseeSchleife

On our first Sauerland tour🚲, we started at our accommodation🏨 in Nichtinghausen. We headed toward Lake Hennesee🏖️, which we followed to the dam. We stopped for coffee☕and cake🍰 in Meschede. Then we headed to Wennemen. We crossed the Ruhr several times along the way. We rode along a pleasant railway path🛤️ until just before Eslohe. From there, it was only …

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April 27, 2025,HenneseeSchleife – SauerlandRadring

The great weekend was over, but of course we still wanted to take advantage of the good weather 🌞 for a ride. We chose the Hennesee Loop and were thrilled. Beautiful bike paths, magnificent views. It was a perfect end to our Sauerland short trip :O)

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August 1, 2021,WB 5: Sauerland-Radring "Nordschleife" (Start Eslohe)

After the morning rain clouds had cleared, we were able to tackle our first Sauerland lap.
After a short stretch along a main road, we went on the Sauerland-Radring and the Wennetal-Radweg to the Himmelstreppe near Meschede on the Hennesee. But we only looked at the stairs from above.
Then we circled the Hennesee on a wonderful bike path. A …

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May 13, 2020

The Hennesee loop is, so to speak, the little sister of the SauerlandRadring. It connects it to the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path and, at 40 kilometers, is a wonderful route including a crowning conclusion at Lake Hennesee.
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The Regional Express takes you from Dortmund Central Station to Meschede, the starting

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August 5, 2023

Good morning from Attendorn,
is the loop also marked with a waymark?
Thanks in advance for an answer and "Breeze up!".

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Old railway bridge over the Ruhr near Wennemen

Sauerlandring North Cycle Path (Former Railway Line)

Hennesee east shore

View from the Hennedamm over Meschede and the Hennesee

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