Diemelradweg

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Willingen (Upland)

Diemelradweg

Hard

4.8

(96)

310

riders

Diemelradweg

06:39

111km

800m

Cycling

The Diemelradweg takes you 111 kilometers from the Diemelquelle in Willingen-Usseln to its confluence with the Weser in Bad Karlshafen. You follow its course downstream, which is why you can enjoy significantly more descents than climbs. This makes it a beautiful tour for the whole family, which will also look…

by Sauerland-Tourismus

Last updated: June 3, 2024

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Diemelsee

Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Siechenberg bei Liebenau

Holzapetal

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.39 km

Diemelsteig Scenic Section

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A beautiful section of the famous hiking trail "Diemelsteig", which you can ride here so well with the Radel. Grandiose view, benches to stay, nice surface. Pure joy, pure fun. Mercilessly schööööön. :)

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18.9 km

Diemel Reservoir

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By bike you can fully enjoy the picturesque landscape of Lake Diemelsee. When cycling around the lake you also have the opportunity to rest on beautiful beaches and hop into …

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26.7 km

Padberg Village Center and Church

Highlight • Settlement

A great town centre with rest areas

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58.8 km

Perfect panoramic views

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Between Scherfede and Warberg the Diemel flows straight through a wide and open hilly landscape. A perfect bike path leads through flat fields and as you glide there, you can enjoy the view of the distant, wooded mountains.

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67.5 km

Tree-lined avenue on the Diemel cycle path

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Beautiful tree avenue with fresh road surface in the middle of the field.

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70.2 km

Warburg Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

The whole city is full of great sights - a complete city tour is an absolute recommendation.

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76.7 km

Diemel Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

Here, a picturesque railway viaduct leads you up above the Diemel and you cycle along the Diemelradweg directly below. When you see the viaduct from afar in the quiet valley …

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104 km

Café Mehlschwalbe at Wasserschloss Wülmersen

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The water castle Wülmersen is a former manor. The Café Kehlschwalbe is located in the historic cowshed, where hikers and cyclists can enjoy a cozy break for coffee and cake …

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111 km

Baroque Harbour, Bad Karlshafen

Highlight • Monument

The harbor basin has a nice outline and is much nicer overall than those weird big ports in Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam or the like that are crammed with cranes, containers, etc.

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111 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.0 km

19.4 km

17.2 km

7.97 km

887 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

95.3 km

5.97 km

5.96 km

2.18 km

1.40 km

697 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

9°C

4°C

23 %

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Comments

May 13, 2023,Diemelradweg

All in all a very nice tour. With a little more time, I also planned the Diemelradweg from the front door. But then over 3-4 days.

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September 7, 2024,September-Talenten-Tour Teil 2 Bad Karlshafen

In the morning, in wonderful weather, we took the Diemel cycle path to Diemelsee over the dam. In Padberg, there was another long climb of 12%. We liked the Diemel cycle path because of its beautiful route through nature. In Warburg, we stopped for a break and then cycled leisurely to Bad Karlshafen to our accommodation. In the evening, we …

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June 28, 2025,Diemelradweg (komplett) von der Quelle bis zur Mündung

Today I finally got around to it – the Diemel Cycle Path in one go. I was just worried about whether I'd be able to complete it without recharging. But that was unfounded. Since the route profile was mostly downhill, the first bar didn't disappear until km 75. At the end, I still had three left.
Great tour – I'd …

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September 5, 2025,Diemelquelle - Diemelmündung, 111 km vom Sauerland zur Weser

I started my journey in the early morning hours at the train station in Witzenhausen-Gertenbach.
I chugged by regional train via Kassel and Korbach to Usseln in the Sauerland region. From the station, I cycled to the start of the Diemel Cycle Path. After the couple, who kindly took a photo of me, continued cycling, I had the Diemel spring …

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May 1, 2023,Bad Karlshafen - Willingen (Etappe 2)

Today the second stage. Exhausting despite the pedelec. And at the end the battery got weak. But then arrived. We rode the Diemelradweg the entire way. It's worth it …

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August 30, 2022,Diemelradweg

Great tour. The first 45km to Westheim are fantastic, with lots of forest and beautiful valleys. From Warburg onwards, the terrain becomes increasingly open, with mostly paved country roads that are still easy to ride, and the sections along the Diemel River are always beautiful. The last 10km from Trendelburg are also really great thanks to the new surface, and …

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August 30, 2022,Diemel- & Eder-Radweg Tag 1

And here is the video of the tour:

Diemel & Eder Cycle Path - Day 1

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July 15, 2024,Diemelradweg 2. Etappe

After a good breakfast, we start the second stage of the Diemel cycle path today. First, we take the same route as yesterday evening back to the dam. There we meet the Diemel cycle path and continue along it in the direction of Marsberg. The cycle path is almost completely asphalted today and runs mostly downhill in the Diemel valley. …

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April 24, 2019

The Diemelradweg takes you 111 kilometers from the Diemelquelle in Willingen-Usseln to its confluence with the Weser in Bad Karlshafen. You follow its course downstream, which is why you can enjoy significantly more descents than climbs. This makes it a beautiful tour for the whole family, which will

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