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Westfälische Salzroute
05:21
89.8km
310m
Cycling
The almost 90-kilometer-long Westphalian Salt Route, with its many salt-themed highlights, is your perfect touring bike tip in the north of the Sauerland. Salt production and the salt trade have left a large number of cultural and industrial historical testimonies in the Hellweg region. The three spas Bad Sassendorf, Bad…
Last updated: September 1, 2024
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 40.1 km for 105 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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753 m
Windpump Tower Friedrichsborn (Königsborn)
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19.6 km
Werl Graduation Tower in Kurpark
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45.4 km
Westphalian salt mines
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89.0 km
Salzkotten Graduation Tower
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89.8 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
29.2 km
27.3 km
18.7 km
12.0 km
2.35 km
124 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
68.0 km
9.94 km
7.41 km
2.04 km
1.93 km
395 m
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Elevation
Highest point (120 m)
Lowest point (70 m)
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Tuesday 7 July
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17°C
35 %
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Comments
For all those who want to drive in a relaxed way and enjoy the time, I recommend an overnight stay in Soest. The old town is worth it.
Of course, everyone can also drive the entire route in one day.
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The tour begins in Kamen because of the better rail connection. From there it is only a few kilometers to Königsborn.
The park there is, not surprisingly, all about salt. A windmill is evidence of salt production.
As the tour continues, you will repeatedly come across graduation towers …
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Well-made route, which also goes through the towns.
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The plan for today was actually a trip by train to Winterberg to take the Ruhr Valley Cycle Path back to Dortmund from there. The strike of the platoon leaders, however, put an end to it. So it was rescheduled at short notice and a tour to the east was found to …
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May 12, 2023
The almost 90-kilometer-long Westphalian Salt Route, with its many salt-themed highlights, is your perfect touring bike tip in the north of the Sauerland. Salt production and the salt trade have left a large number of cultural and industrial historical testimonies in the Hellweg region. The three spas
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