- Stage tour
- promising
- Geological highlights
- Round trip
- Refreshment stop
- cultural / historical
The Ruhr-Eder GeoRadroute connects the Sauerland with the Waldeck region over 210 kilometers.
Willingen Visitor Center, Am Hagen 10, 34508 Willingen (Upland)
Willingen Visitor Center, Am Hagen 10, 34508 Willingen (Upland)
Experience the Sauerland and Waldeck regions in a special way: On the one hand in the Ruhr and Eder valleys, on the other hand many kilometers over former railroad lines. One of Germany's largest reservoirs, the Edersee, awaits you. The route also takes you on a journey through the GrenzWelten National Geopark. Exciting insights into the history of the earth and the development of the landscape await you. We invite you to discover the geological, historical and cultural development on the eastern edge of the Rothaargebirge by bike. Get to know and understand the natural and cultural landscape.
Start at the visitor center in Willingen (Upland) and follow the signpost with the "Korbacher Dackel" via Usseln to Medebach, on to Korbach and over a former railroad line via Sachsenhausen towards Edersee. The route leads directly along the Edersee and on to Frankenberg, via Allendorf to Battenberg. From there, the route continues along an old railroad line to Winterberg and back to Willingen via Olsberg and Brilon.
Bus/train to Willingen station, 10 minutes walk to the starting point at the visitor center
By car via the B251 to Willingen (Upland), drive to the parking lot at the visitor center, Am Hagen 10, 34508 Willingen (Upland)
Free parking at the visitor center/lagoon pool