Ruhr Floodplains Near Bigge – The Ruhr River in Olsberg loop from Oeventrop

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Arnsberg

Ruhr Floodplains Near Bigge – The Ruhr River in Olsberg loop from Oeventrop

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Ruhr Floodplains Near Bigge – The Ruhr River in Olsberg loop from Oeventrop

05:32

85.6km

790m

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Arnsberger Wald

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Freienohler Ruhrtal

Bestwiger Ruhrtal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.56 km

Freienohler Ruhrtal

Nature Reserve

24.0 km

Bestwiger Ruhrtal

Nature Reserve

29.5 km

Ruhr Floodplains Near Bigge

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Always good for a walk

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29.7 km

Ruhr River in the Sauerland

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Wonderful piece of nature in the Sauerland

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31.5 km

The Ruhr River in Olsberg

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In the middle of Olsberg you cross the wooden bridge and enjoy the peace and quiet. Not far from there is a playground for the kids. 🧒

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43.0 km

Along the Upper Ruhr

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Here you accompany the still very small Ruhr through beautiful nature.

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43.0 km

Upper Ruhr

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The Ruhr is still very small. Here you can only guess how big this river will be.

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43.9 km

Forest Path in Sauerland

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Beautiful section with great impressions

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63.4 km

View of Velmede across the Ruhr

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A great view of the Ruhr

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64.8 km

Old Mill and Ruhr Valley Bridge near Bestwig

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The hydroelectric power station below the high bridge

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85.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.0 km

15.8 km

13.3 km

13.2 km

4.78 km

609 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.0 km

10.3 km

6.27 km

2.35 km

1.48 km

154 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

14°C

6°C

27 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2024,2024-05-29 - Radreise Tag 4 - Niedersfeld > Bruchhausen

Today I started later because I wanted to wait for a rain band to pass through.
The weather was fine until Bestwig, where I was able to take shelter during a shower.

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April 19, 2024,Fahrradtour von der Ruhrquelle bis nach Mülheim ( Tag 1 von Winterberg bis Arnsberg )

Today we started in Winterberg at the source of the Ruhr in snowfall and drove to Arnsberg. The rain that started didn't spoil our fun. Now we're going to dry our clothes and eat something delicious. Tomorrow morning we'll continue from Arnsberg to Wetter.

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May 16, 2024,Ruhrtalradweg 1 Etappe Winterberg nach Arnsberg-Bruchhausen

Today we tackled the first stage of the Ruhr Valley Cycle Route. The weather gods were only partially kind to us. There was a really heavy shower and unfortunately more rain towards the end of the tour. Nevertheless, the tour was great fun.

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August 9, 2024,Etappe 1 Von Winterberg nach Arnsberg

The first time on a multi-day tour. The start at the source of the Ruhr was well attended and worth seeing. Then it was downhill but also uphill. At one point it was so steep that we had to push the bike. Unfortunately, the rain caught us and we rode the tour for two hours straight. It wasn't a nice …

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June 21, 2022,Ruhrtalradweg 1te Etappe von der Quelle bis Arnsberg

Hello everyone, we'll do it now, from the source to the mouth of the ruhrtalradweg. It started on June 21st, 2022 at 11 a.m., the first 5km only gravel road, then it went well, shortly after that another 3 km gravel road. from Meschede to Freienohl we didn't see the Ruhr, it was mostly Hauptstr, but with a bike path, …

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May 2, 2026,20260502 Ruhrtal-Radweg 1 - Winterberg - Arnsberg

I wanted to delete the tour as a planned tour and deleted the completed tour....
After the confusion of the DB with rail replacement services, it was a beautiful tour.

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October 2, 2023,Ruhrtalradweg ; Ruhrquelle über Meschede bis Arnsberg

Varied bike tour. Start at the source of the Ruhr near Winterberg. It goes through the forest, pastures and meadows. The Ruhr is always nearby. Tends to go downhill. But also occasionally with good gradients. In the first area often loose soil. Later mainly solid floor covering. A lot about cycle paths, including those along country roads. Smaller places are …

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May 13, 2022,Teil 1 Ruhrtalradweg von der Quelle nach Arnsberg

Unfortunately I forgot to start recording the route. That's why I had to change it. And Bosch didn't transfer the data driven because there were problems on the server. But I hope you like it anyway.

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