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Sundern-Langscheid

The cycle tour starts at the Sorpedamm car park. From the Seebühne you first cycle up the ramp behind the public toilets to the street. Directly opposite, you go up another ramp to the next street. You have reached Langscheider Strasse, which you follow all the way up to the village. Immediately after the bakery, you will see the Langscheid monument and observation tower on your right. Take advantage of the stop to regain your strength and enjoy the view high above the roofs of Langscheid and the exceptional view of the Sorpesee. The route continues. Follow the Langscheid road up past the sports field until it turns into the L544 road. After the second bend you reach a gravel path on the left, which leads you past the baroque Melschede Castle. Continue along this gravel path until you reach the Melscheder Mühle. Here the route turns right and then immediately left onto the asphalt road towards Balve. After about 600 m, turn right onto a gravel path into the forest, which leads you to the moated castle of Wocklum with its riding facilities, where the international horse show "Balve Optimum" takes place every year. You now cross the riding facility and drive past the castle in the direction of Balve – Luisenhütte. Directly before the bridge and the Wocklumer Mühle, turn left to the Luisenhütte. This is the oldest known blast furnace plant in Germany and houses a museum and refreshment stop. Behind the Luisenhütte, the cycle path takes you along a gravelled forest path to Mellen. When you arrive in Mellen, you first cycle through a small housing estate and then turn right and then left at the end of the road. Now follow the main road through Mellen to the T-junction. Now turn right in the direction of Langenholthausen and after approx. 300m turn left into the Langewende path, which leads you through the fields and meadows to the country road. Turn right here and follow the road to the Sorpesee. Once you arrive, you can take a break at the Meilenweit restaurant and enjoy the view from the lake terrace. Now it is up to you. Either turn left directly back to Langscheid (approx. 4km), or follow the cycle path to the right around the Sorpesee until you arrive back at the Sorpedamm (approx. 11km).