View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Basdorf

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View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Basdorf

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View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Basdorf

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26.8km

410m

Cycling

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

Last updated: October 1, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 22.9 km for 1.47 km

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Start point

Bus stop

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9.45 km

View of the Edersee Dam

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View of the over 100 year old Edertalsperre

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9.83 km

View of the Edersee Dam

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The Eder Dam is 400 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 48 meters high at its crown. It was built between 1908 and 1914.

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10.7 km

Edersee Dam

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A very beautiful landscape.

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10.9 km

View of the Edersee Dam

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A highlight in every season

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12.4 km

Edersee Dam

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A bike ride to the Edersee is always worthwhile. It is particularly beautiful here in summer, because the deciduous forests on the banks are beautifully green. On hot days, the …

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12.8 km

View of the Edersee

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from here a beautiful view over the Edersee

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14.3 km

View of Waldeck Castle and the Edersee

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Very nice to see from the hilltop.

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15.6 km

View of the Edersee "Atlantis" ruins

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Invites you to take a walk through ruins

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24.0 km

Kahle Haardt bei Scheid am Edersee

Nature Reserve

26.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

6.49 km

4.83 km

2.36 km

2.10 km

417 m

Surfaces

20.7 km

4.75 km

789 m

488 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

6°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

August 19, 2024,Blick auf Staumauer – Edersee Runde von Bringhausen

Beautiful tour and very easy to ride with an e-bike. Without an e-bike there are some inclines. It can be quite tiring at times 😘. But there are also downhill sections 💪. This route is covered by a small passenger ferry. Two bikes are definitely possible. Please ask for more information. Very nice man 👍

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April 18, 2022,Halbe Umrundung des Edersees

We started from Hemfurt in the direction of the dam!
The path then led us over the magnificent dam with the fascinating views of the full lake on the one hand and in the outlet towards Affoldern on the other!
At the end we kept right towards Rehbach!
Always with a wonderful view of the lake, we got to Rehbach …

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June 26, 2024,Kleine Runde Edertalsperre

It was just too warm for more today. But there are so many nice rest areas along the route.

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July 23, 2022,Fahrradtour am Edersee

You can drive this tour very relaxed.
From Rehbach to the dam is bike-friendly.
Type of soil : gravel.
Dam to Nieder Werbe: Cycle path with asphalt.
Nieder Werbe after Scheid short road leads directly to a bike path about 1000 meters further into the forest on gravel.
Parking fee Rehbach.
Day ticket 3 euros.
Ferry from the island of …

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October 28, 2021,Fahrradtour

Unfortunately the ferry didn't go, so we had to drive the way back. The dam looks great in the dark with the lighting. The grand finale was a visit to the pancake house. It's very nice there and the pancakes are a poem.

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July 5, 2025,Ederseeumrundung zweite Hälfte

Today we took a leisurely stroll around the second half of the Edersee! We started in Niederwerbe! First, we cycled to Scheid and observed how the water level of the Edersee had dropped significantly in just one week, which is understandable, of course, since we haven't had a drop of rain here for almost seven weeks! From Scheid, we took …

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June 28, 2024,Sperrmauer Edersee über Halbinsel Scheid

In the best cycling weather, we took another short, easy tour around a third of the Edersee as a farewell. Half of the route ran along the road. The detour to the summer toboggan run was fun. On the Scheid peninsula, the cycle path went through cool forest to the town and the passenger ferry over to Rehbach. To the …

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September 22, 2024,kleine Edersee Runde ab Fähre Bringhausen-Scheid

The Bringhausen - Scheid ferry takes you across in ten minutes, but costs €4.50 per person with a bicycle.

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