BikePark Winterberg

BikePark Winterberg, rebranded "The Mother" for the 2024 season, is a large uplift-served gravity bike park at 776m in the Rothaar Mountains, part of the wider Erlebnisberg Kappe adventure park with its own climbing forest, zipline and toboggan run. Eighteen trails across four difficulty grades run over a mix of built lines, natural trails and freeride lines, served by three lifts, plus a free beginner and kids course that needs no ticket. It's around 20km from Willingen Bike Park, making the two easy to combine into one trip.

The Trails

The terrain spans several slopes around the summit of Erlebnisberg Kappe, at 776m in the heart of the Rothaar Mountains, mixing built trails, natural trails and freeride lines across 18 routes in four difficulty grades. The grounds themselves are free to explore, but riding the trails and lifts needs a valid ticket, scanned automatically at the lift-station turnstiles; the free Beginner and Kids Course is the one exception.

Beginners start on the Fairy Trail, the Schneewittchen Trail, or the free Beginner and Kids Course. The SRAM Flow Country delivers over 1.8km of pure flow, KyrHill trains cornering technique, and Fly By is a rollable beginner jump line. The intermediate tier brings Jolli Jumper, Freeride, North Shore and the Slopestyle Area, plus three natural enduro trails: Forrest Stump, Rocky Waldboa and Shreddy Mörphy. For experienced riders there's the official iXS Downhill race track and Blackline 1.0, with steep rock sections and root steps.

Our Lifts

Three lifts serve the mountain: the Panorama Lift, the main lift running to the summit; the Kappe Lift for the middle zone; and the Schneewittchen Lift, running straight to the beginner trails. All are included in the day or afternoon ticket.

Beyond the Trails

BikePark Winterberg sits within Erlebnisberg Kappe, a wider adventure park built for rest days and mixed groups. The Panorama Adventure Bridge runs 20 metres above the treetops with sweeping views over Winterberg and the Sauerland, including the Slopestyle course below, and has five playful elements like swaying bridges and swinging platforms along the way. The Climbing Forest has over 70 stations across seven courses of varying difficulty, up to 11 metres high, with kids aged 11 and over able to climb independently. The FlyLine zipline glides 1,000 metres through the forest at 11 metres height, right above the bike park, and is open to all ages. There's also a 700 metre summer toboggan run, adventure golf, trampolines, mini excavators and kids' cars, Kappi's Playground for younger children, and the Kappe Express train tour through Winterberg. The Panorama-Rundweg walking loop is a pleasant stroll too, though it crosses several bike trails, so walkers should stay alert to riders.

For a multi-day trip, Hostel Erlebnisberg Kappe is a few minutes' walk from the bike park, with 49 rooms sleeping up to 150 guests, a bike cellar with tools for small repairs, a drying room, a sauna and its own bar, plus a discount on bike and safety gear rental for guests. Campingplatz Winterberg sits right next door for tents and campervans, with pitches, sanitary facilities and laundry. Wild camping and sleeping in vehicles in the bike park's own car parks isn't permitted.

Food comes from the Panorama Café-Restaurant, which has a sun terrace, plus a kiosk for snacks and drinks and vending machines around the site. Self-service tool stations and an air pump are available at the Bikestation, and the workshop there can help with brakes, gears or suspension even if you're not on a rental bike.

Facilities

• Car park (Bremberg P2, P3 and P4, and Kappe)
• Toilets
• Panorama Café, snack bars and vending machines
• Bike wash (10 bays across three locations)
• Bike hire
• Bike shop at the Bikestation (gloves, goggles, helmets, protectors, tyres, spares and more), plus a workshop using SRAM, RockShox, Schwalbe and iXS parts, a tool wall and an air pump
• Showers
• Lockers at the Bikestation (bring your own lock, or hire one on site)
• Uplift via three lifts

Getting Here

BikePark Winterberg, Kapperundweg 3, 59955 Winterberg, Germany. Parking is at the Bremberg car parks (P2, P3 and P4) or the Kappe car park. The park runs daily from April to November, with trails and lifts operating 9:30am to 5:30pm through September and 9:30am to 4:30pm in October and November. Over winter, Erlebnisberg Kappe switches over to the Winterberg ski area and the bike trails close for the season, so check the official site for exact opening and closing dates each year.

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