Ederseeradweg ER 63

Short description: Waldeck/Castle parking lot – Bahnhofstrasse – Buhlen - Affoldern – northern shore of Affolderner See – Hemfurth – Rehbach – dam – Waldeck-West – Nieder-Werbe – golf course - Waldeck

Route length: 37.5 km

Elevation gain: 280 m

Difficulty level: medium

Route description: The ER 63 is mostly paved and therefore suitable even for bad weather periods

Castle parking lot - Bahnhofstrasse – station – new bike path on old railway track – 'Bahnhof Buhlen' - Affoldern – along the northern shore of Affolderner See to Hemfurth - bike path to Rehbach – from Rehbach a nice, low-traffic riverside bike path to the dam – from the dam a new paved panoramic bike path next to the shore road to Nieder-Werbe – through the Nieder-Werbe fields steeply uphill on a paved field road to the forest edge – from here it gets flatter but the path quality also worsens – from August-Schwarzer-Hütte mostly flat path past the golf course with beautiful panoramic views over the mid-mountain landscape – with slight ups and downs you pass through Waldeck again and return to the castle parking lot.

Shortcut option: by ferry from Rehbach to Scheid and possibly return on the shore bike path to Waldeck-West and by cable car to Waldeck and the castle

Refreshment options: in Affoldern, Hemfurth, Rehbach, at the dam, Waldeck-West, Nieder-Werbe, golf course restaurant, Waldeck