Ruhr Valley Cycle Route
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
Here you will find information on current detours and danger spots:
Accessibility: The Ruhr Valley Cycle Route is barrier-friendly and largely barrier-free. We recommend inexperienced cyclists to start in Olsberg. Also note our route notes
Tips and suggestions
www.ruhrtalradweg.dePublic transport
Public-transport-friendly
You can reach Winterberg (Westphalia) quickly and comfortably. From Hagen there is an hourly connection, from Kassel every 2 hours. Between Dortmund and Winterberg you travel in 104 minutes. This connection runs six times on weekdays and twelve times on weekends.
Directions
Winterberg, Ruhr source or station:
From the north: A7 Hamburg-Hannover - A2 Bielefeld - A33 Paderborn - exit Wünnenberg, direction Brilon > Olsberg > Winterberg
From the south: A5 Frankfurt-Giessen - exit Marburg, direction Allendorf > Winterberg
From the west: A44 Dortmund-Kassel - exit Kreuz Werl, direction A46 Arnsberg > Meschede > Bestwig > Olsberg > Winterberg
From the east: A44 Kassel-Dortmund - exit Zierenberg, direction B251 Korbach > Medebach > Winterberg
Parking
Free parking is available both at Winterberg station and at the Ruhr source.
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Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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