The joy of sports in a natural environment

The low mountain region has a special appeal to hikers, bikers and skaters. Either small walks or extensive hikes are possible. Or, if you have a liking for Nordic walking, grab your poles and head for the shores of Lake Bigge. Perhaps you’re even interested in trying out one of the many other options:

Fishing
Upstream retention basin Olpe (89 hectares); Lake Lister (163 hectares); Lake Bigge (625 hectares)

Swimming
Swimming pools in Olpe, Drolshagen and Attendorn, swimming beaches in Sondern, Sonderner-Kopf, Kessenhammer, Waldenburg, Listersee

Boat rentals
Several rental stations for rowing boats and pedal boats

Ice-skating
Natural ice rink, Sonderner-Kopf

Bicycling
Shore paths along both lakes. A full bike tour guide with 20 suggested bike tours between Lake Bigge and the Rothaar Mountains (bike tours in Attendorn, Drolshagen, Finnentrop, Kirchhundem, Lennestadt, Olpe and Wenden) is available from Walder-Verlag. A Dutch version of the text can be downloaded free of charge on the Internet. "Mal wieder Rad fahren im Kreis Olpe"

Fun sports
Skatepark Sonderner-Kopf, inline skating training center, shorepaths along both lakes

Minigolf courses
4 courses near Lake Bigge and Lake Lister

Water sports
Swimming, see above; rental boats, see above; rowing: 2 rowing clubs; sailing: 1 sailing school, several yachting clubs with guest moorings; scuba diving: 2 spots, 1 scuba diving school; windsurfing: 1 windsurfing club with windsurfing school; Biggesee windsurfing and sailing school