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North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Balve

Sorpesee Dam – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Balve

Sorpesee Dam – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

Hard

4.7

(117)

441

riders

Sorpesee Dam – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

03:06

42.8km

680m

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 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.95 km

Cycle Path Between Mellen and Sorpesee

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The new bike path between Mellen and Sorpesee is almost ready. Here you can soon cycle without annoying cars. 😊

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12.2 km

View of the Sorpesee equalization basin

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The view in the direction is great and there are also benches to linger

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12.2 km

Sorpesee Dam

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Beautiful lake

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12.5 km

The Sorpesee is touristically very well developed. Here you can go diving, rowing, sailing, surfing, camping and, which I think is pretty cool, renting tree houses as accommodation (sorpesee.de/nordic-ferienpark-sorpesee/baumhaeuser-am-sorpesee.html). It …

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12.5 km

View of Langscheid and the Sorpesee

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Sunset behind Langscheid 👍🏻

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16.1 km

View of the Sorpe dam

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Very nice and recommendable

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16.3 km

View of the Lake from the East Shore

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Beautiful view of the lake, which offers many bathing opportunities and a great bike path. This leads over the wall and the dams around the reservoir and the Amecke Vorbrecken …

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20.4 km

Ehem. Freibad Amecke

Ruins

42.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.8 km

9.31 km

6.38 km

3.58 km

574 m

227 m

Surfaces

35.6 km

4.54 km

1.53 km

901 m

157 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Sunday 26 July

21°C

13°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

May 31, 2024,40/24: 8. Tour: Von Sundern zum Sorpesee mit Abstecher nach Balve

Today we did another tour in the Sauerland... we drove to Westenfeld (large car park at the Schützenhalle) and then cycled 🚲 via Sundern to Sporpesee. The outward journey wasn't quite as nice on the road side (but it was perfectly fine to cycle on the well-separated cycle path). So we made a detour towards Balve.
Back at the lake, …

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March 20, 2025,Kurz auf den Sattel

A midweek tour😊. Lakeshore, sparkling water, and nothing else going on.

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Hoennetal Gravel Path

Cycle Path Between Mellen and Sorpesee

View of the Sorpesee equalization basin

Sorpesee Dam

Sorpesee Dam

View of Langscheid and the Sorpesee

View of the Sorpe dam

View of the Lake from the East Shore

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