- Place to stop for a bite to eat
- Circular Trail
- free of charge / accessible at any time
Bigge-Lister Lake Route
This bike ride around Lake Bigge and Lake Listersee can be a fun-filled family outing.
Tour starting point:
Attendorn
Tour destination point:
Attendorn
Properties:
Category
regionale RadtourLength
49.8 kmDuration
3:20 hElevation ascent
289 mElevation descent
321 mLowest point
298 mHighest point
352 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The Biggesee-Listersee Nature Experience Area offers perfect infrastructure for cyclists. In addition to the Sauerland’s characteristic rolling landscape of hills, forests, and valleys, secluded roads and challenging trails provide ideal conditions.
The Lakes Route (one of the two variants of the Bigge-Lister Cycling Loop) runs for just under 50 km, mostly along the shores of the lakes. The route is equipped with information signs to help you keep track of your current location. Along the way, numerous rest stops and picnic areas invite you to take a break.
From the start of the GPX track—the “Waldenburger Bucht” parking lot (though, of course, you can begin this loop tour from any location) near Attendorn—you’ll cycle southward, always staying close to Biggesee. During the second half of the tour, you’ll soon reach the Lister Dam. This dam separates the waters of the Bigge and Listertalsperre from each other. The route continues around Listersee and back around Biggesee until you finally reach the Bigge Dam.
Swimming spots, the “BiggeBlick” lookout point, or combining the ride with a boat tour make for a varied outing for the whole family.
Information
Directions
Junction sequence: Waldenburger Bucht Parking Lot - 19 - 27 - 15 - 14 - 12 - 16 - 17 - 27 - 20 - 18 - 21 - 44 - Waldenburger Bucht Parking LotSince 2015, the entire Sauerland region has been signposted using the junction system:https://www.sauerland-radwelt.de/de/tourenrad/das-konzept-radeln-nach-zahlenhttps://www.sauerland-radwelt.de/de/tourenrad/das-konzept-radeln-nach-zahlen
Equipment
You can find a list of helpful tips on equipment at: www.adfc.de/Packliste
Safety guidelines
An emergency stop system has been installed throughout the region (Soest District, Hochsauerland District, Märkischer Kreis, Olpe District, and Siegen-Wittgenstein District). You can find emergency stops on the information signs at the intersections of the Südwestfalen bicycle network, among other places.
Author Tip
The "Aussichtsplattform Biggeblick" in Waldenburg Bay is the highlight of the route. Enjoying the sunset there is a truly special experience.
Literature
The BVA Cycling Guide "Old Railroad Rights-of-Way in the Sauerland" 1:50,000: €14.95 (plus €2.50 for packaging and shipping) includes not only a description of the route but also additional information about the sights along the way.
Maps
BVA ADFC Regional Map of the Sauerland (with junction system) 1:75,000: €8.95 (€2.50 for packaging and shipping; €3.70 for international shipping)
BVA Cycling Guide: Old Railroad Trails in the Sauerland 1:50,000: €14.95 (plus €2.50 for packaging and shipping; €3.70 for international shipping)
Public transit
By train
RE16 Ruhr-Sieg-Express Essen – Hagen – Finnentrop – Altenhundem – Siegen (Regional Express)
RE99 Main-Sieg-Express Siegen – Gießen – Frankfurt/Main
RE9 Rhein-Sieg-Express Aachen – Cologne – Siegen
RB 92 Biggesee-Express Finnentrop – Attendorn – Olpe (Biggesee-Express)
How to get there
Via the federal highways ()
A45 (Sauerland Line) Dortmund – Hagen – Olpe or Frankfurt – Gießen – Siegen – Olpe or Meinerzhagen; junctions: Olpe, Olpe-Süd interchange, or Meinerzhagen
A4 Cologne – Olpe: Interchanges: Olpe, Olpe-Süd interchange
Via federal highways
B 54 Hagen – Olpe – Siegen
B 55 Cologne – Olpe – Lennestadt – Meschede
Parking
There are plenty of parking spaces around Biggesee and Listersee. The Waldenburger Bucht parking lot is particularly convenient.