Bad Wünnenberg Radtour WÜ 6

8.78 km long

Round trip

Difficulty: easy

Condition: very easy

Great panorama

Regional bike tour

Drei Personen betrachten von einem bewachsenen Ufer aus einen ruhigen, von Wäldern umrahmten Stausee. — CC-BY-SA | Reinhard Rohlf, Touristikzentrale Paderborner Land e.V.

1:15 h
8.78 km
93 m
88 m
341 m
358 m
17 m
Start: Parking lot Aabachtalsperre
Destination: Parking lot Aabachtalsperre

At 9 km, WÜ 6 is the shortest of the 8 cycle tours. The cycle tour takes you around the Aabachtalsperre dam without any inclines and is therefore very easy to cycle, even for inexperienced cyclists.

There are a number of well-signposted cycle routes around Bad Wünnenberg. The circular routes marked WÜ 1 - 8 are between 9 km and 25.1 km long. They lead partly through meadows and fields but also through forests around Bad Wünnenberg, are largely asphalted and therefore easy to cycle on.

This circular route is 9 km long, asphalted and without gradients. It leads around the banks of the Aabach dam and offers wonderful views of the dam. It was put into operation in 1983 and has a capacity of 20 million liters. The Aabachtalsperre supplies 250,000 people from the districts of Warendorf, Gütersloh, Soest and Paderborn with drinking water. The route is accompanied by the forests surrounding the dam. From the dam wall of the reservoir, you have a good view of the Aatal and Bad Wünnenberg nature experience. In about 1 km you reach the Aatal nature experience with its extensive game reserve, the Aatal adventure park and the adventure barefoot path. This route is also suitable for inexperienced cyclists of all ages.

Start

Parking lot Aabachtalsperre

Stausee mit Radweg im Vordergrund, umgeben von dichtem, grünen Wald unter klarem blauen Himmel.Stuwmeer met fietspad op de voorgrond, omgeven door dicht, groen bos onder een strakblauwe hemel.Reservoir with cycle path in the foreground, surrounded by dense, green forest under a clear blue sky. — CC-BY-SA | Teutoburger Wald Tourismus, P. Gawandtka

Aabach-Talsperre Bad Wünnenberg

Waters

Destination

Parking lot Aabachtalsperre

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

From the parking lot, cross the K 36 and you will arrive directly at the dam. Follow the circular route around the dam.

Tour information

Loop Road

Equipment

Weather-dependent, appropriate clothing

Directions & Parking facilities

Take the A 33/ A44 to the Bad Wünnenberg/Haaren exit and continue on the B480 in the direction of Brilon to Bad Wünnenberg. At the traffic lights in the town, turn into Mittelstraße, then continue to Fürstenberg. At the entrance to Fürstenberg, turn right into Wasserplatz. Then turn right into Bleiwäscher Straße. The Aabach dam is signposted there. When you reach the dam, the parking lot is on the right.

Parking lot Aabachtalsperre

Take the train to Paderborn Hbf; from there take the bus in the direction of Bad Wünnenberg-Bleiwäsche, bus line 410 stop Aabachtalsperre

Take the train to Paderborn Hbf; from there take the bus in the direction of Bad Wünnenberg, bus route R11 stop Kurhaus or Schnellbus R10 (until 06.07.21: S10) stop Schäferstraße. From there it is about 3 km along the road "Im Aatal" by bike to the starting point at the Aabachtalsperre.

For more information on how to get there by bus, please visit www.fahr-mit.de or call: 05251/2930400

Additional information

Further information and GPS devices are available from Bad Wünnenberg Touristik GmbH at:

http://www.bad-wuennenberg-touristik.de/

License (master data)

Kneippheilbad Bad Wünnenberg

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

After the cycle tour, take a detour to the adventure barefoot trail. The start is at the Aatal House. The motto here is: "Shoes and socks off...". Give your feet a few minutes of freedom and you will see how good it feels! A refreshing stream, warming bark mulch, sand, fine and coarse pebbles, muddy clay or simply pure grass - barefoot - can be experienced up close over a length of more than one kilometer. A 36 m long wooden boardwalk through the middle of a marshland offers a fantastic view of the idyllic Aatal valley. Crossing a suspension bridge over the Aabach stream to the clay treading pool and back through a rope-secured ford is a highlight not only for children. The quasi-natural foot zone reflex massage awakens all the senses and nature is experienced in a new way. The barefoot adventure trail is open from April to October. Guided tours are available on request.

Safety guidelines

Dogs are not allowed in the area of the Aabach dam.