Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe) – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Balve

Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe) – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

Hard

4.6

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399

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Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe) – Sorpesee Dam loop from Balve

02:55

43.8km

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: August 23, 2026

Tips

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

Hoennetal Gravel Path

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good to ride, beautiful area

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6.73 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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12.1 km

Sorpesee (Lake Sorpe)

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Nice destination with ice cream parlors and a beautiful promenade :)

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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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12.5 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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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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17.5 km

View of the Lake in Sauerland

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20.4 km

Ehem. Freibad Amecke

Ruins

43.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

9.11 km

8.95 km

3.20 km

227 m

127 m

Surfaces

36.8 km

4.28 km

1.56 km

900 m

157 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

15°C

6°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 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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