Sauerland - Land of 1000 mountains

The borders of the Sauerland are not exactly defined. Roughly speaking, it lies in the triangle between Kassel, Dortmund and Siegen. Most of it belongs to North Rhine-Westphalia, a small part to Hesse.

The best time to travel is from April to October.

The maximum speed is 50 km/h in urban areas, 100 km/h outside urban areas and 130 km/h on motorways.

Motorcyclists are not required to carry warning vests and first aid kits.

Interesting routes and destinations are among others:

• Kahler Asten, popular biker meeting place, with 841 m one of the highest mountains in Sauerland
• "Stavros Grill" at the Sorpesee, one of the most famous biker's meeting places of the region,
• Pumped storage plant Faulebutter, near Glinge
• Rhein-Weser-Tower near Oberhundem, with restaurant
• Ski hut Schanze near Schmallenberg
• Slate mining and local history museum in Holthausen - Venecia ice cream parlour on the Hochstraße in Bad Fredeburg
• Hennesee, beautiful place for breaks
• Airfield Schüren with Bistro Wolkenstürmer, very good homemade cake
• Veltins Brewery in Grevenstein (visit by appointment, without appointment only Tuesdays, 9.30 a.m.)
• Stalactite cave at the TF-Partnerhaus Hotel Haus Recke Hönnetal (4 €, free for guests)
• Wocklum Castle Equestrian Centre
• Luisen hut Balve-Wocklum
• Bruchhauser Stones
• Visitor mine Goldhausen
• Curiosum in Willingen
• and much more

specialities of the Sauerland cuisine:

• Potthucke (potato dish)
• Sauerland beef sausage, "Rinderpümmel" (beef puree)
• bone sausage
• Sauerland ham
• Sauerland beer