 The Ebbe lies in the Sauerland in the districts of Märkischer Kreis and Olpe.It stretches between Herscheid and Plettenberg (outside the area) in the north, Attendorn and Finnentrop (outside the area) in the east, the Biggesee in the south and Kierspe and Meinerzhagen in the west, where the Ebbe Hills are surrounded by the Ebbe Hills Nature Park.It is grazed by the A 45 motorway in the west.