Hennesee Dam – View of the Hennesee from the dam loop from Wacholdergebiet Hermscheid

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Sundern (Sauerland)

Hennesee Dam – View of the Hennesee from the dam loop from Wacholdergebiet Hermscheid

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Hennesee Dam – View of the Hennesee from the dam loop from Wacholdergebiet Hermscheid

03:15

52.1km

510m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 42.7 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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853 m

Wacholdergebiet Hermscheid

Nature Reserve

1.72 km

View of the Sauerland from Wacholderheide

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There is a bench here that invites you to linger.
A wonderful view over the Sauerland mountains invites you to dream.

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8.17 km

Wenne River Trail

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Runs from mountains to just before Eslohe along the route, very beautiful natural parts

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8.37 km

Wennetal Rail Trail Between Wenholthausen and Berge

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Super nice railway cycle path in the Wennetal. It is beautifully paved and leads directly along the Wenne and through beautiful nature.

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24.2 km

Vorbecken Mielinghausen

Lake

26.8 km

View of the Hennesee

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You can cycle very well around the lake, with many benches and a beautiful view.

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29.8 km

East shore of the Hennesee below Köpperkopf

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Beautiful loop around the Hennesee

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32.2 km

Hennesee Dam

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You can cycle over here with viewpoints on both sides.

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32.4 km

Hennesee Skywalk and Himmelsleiter (Heaven’s Ladder)

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Unfortunately, here as well as at Sorpesee, you have a side along the main road, next time I would stay on the east side for the way there and back.

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32.6 km

View of the Hennesee from the dam

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The start of the RuhrSieg cycle path is highly recommended

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42.5 km

Ruhrtal mit Wennemündung

Nature Reserve

52.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.1 km

6.45 km

5.57 km

2.84 km

1.99 km

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.1 km

3.88 km

532 m

371 m

310 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

21°C

8°C

38 %

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Comments

August 16, 2023,SauerlandRadweg mit Hennesee Schleife

From Meschede along the Ruhr, continue via Wennemen to the Bahntrassenradweg with a moderate incline. Along the Wenne with beautiful breakpoints that invite you to linger. For a short stretch, the cycle path runs parallel to the main roads, but here you are compensated by the distant views. Shortly thereafter we reach the cycle path at the reservoir. Between the …

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August 20, 2023,🚴... HenneseeSchleife...🚴🏽‍♀️...Himmelstreppe...😇...🚴🏽‍♀️

Day 2..🚴🏽‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️

Today the.. 🚵‍♀️.... tour on the Henneseeschleife (formerly Nordschleife) continued...🚴..🚴🏽‍♀️🚴‍♂️
..the Hennesee Loop, which complements the SauerlandRadring in the north and at the same time connects it to the RuhrtalRadweg.....👍..a fantastic route for cycling..😍..
. The route leads through the picturesque ..💚💚.. Wennetal to Meschede, past the Himmelstreppe ..😇... and further along the banks of the Hennetalsperre... where …

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May 18, 2025,42/25: Runde um Meschede

Today, we went on a tour of our old hometown with my sister and brother-in-law. From Meschede, we took the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path toward Wenemen, then continued along the Hennesee Loop/Wenne Cycle Path/Sauerland Cycle Ring North Loop to Bremke, stopping for a coffee break at Kaffee Sommer (with a charging station 🤗👍). After refueling, we continued along the cycle …

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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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April 23, 2023,Fahrradtour

Beautiful bike tour to Hennesee. And there cheered Tauzi and Marta.

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June 1, 2022,Sauerland Radweg nach Eslohe und Hennesee

From Wennemen to Bremke the tour is very nice. There is a lot to see and a few rest areas to linger. Then it gets a bit uncomfortable because the path leads directly along the B55 to Hennesee. Then you can relax and it's downhill to Meschede. Then back on the bike path to Wennemen. I liked 👍

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October 9, 2022,Nordschleife Sauerlandring mit Hennesee

Super nice tour of the Sauerland. Past the Hennesee and with many great views. All this in glorious weather. thumbs up for that.

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September 4, 2022,Testfahrt mit kleinen Anhänger 😀

Since we also want to do long-distance cycle paths and I'm not a fan of panniers, I bought the small trailer at a bargain price and tested it on the home circuit today. Conclusion passed on all paths and normal obstacles 👍☀️🥂🥳

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