Bridge of Peace – Bleiloch Dam loop from Gräfenwarth

Bridge of Peace – Bleiloch Dam loop from Gräfenwarth

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Bridge of Peace – Bleiloch Dam loop from Gräfenwarth

01:51

38.0km

570m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

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1.24 km

Wetterabrücke

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Formerly for trains and cars (extremely tight). After the Schleiz-Saalburg railway line was shut down, a very well-developed cycle path was created in the former track bed, which is separated in the area of the bridge.

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2.35 km

View of Bleiloch Reservoir Near Kloster

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The bike path above the reservoir is well developed.

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4.28 km

Market Square Saalburg (Saale)

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Less market place. But market street. Some shops, cafes and more

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4.40 km

St. Mary's Church, Saalburg

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The church was built from 1206 to 1223 near the village as the main church of the Cistercian monastery "To the Holy Cross". After the destruction of Schleiz in the …

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4.68 km

Bridge of Peace

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Bridge as a means to an end, e.g. on the circuit around the Bleiloch (komoot.de/highlight/3556438), unfortunately a separate cycle path on the bridge was forgotten 🤣

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34.5 km

Bleiloch Dam

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The 65-meter-high and 205-meter-long gravity dam built between 1926 and 1932 near Gräfenwarth and Schleiz dams 215 million cubic meters of water in the Saale. This makes the Bleilochtalsperre the largest reservoir in Germany in terms of volume.

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35.5 km

Oberland Cycle Path Between Gräfenwarth and Bleiloch Dam

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Extension of the Oberlandradweg between Schleiz and Saalburg with a branch in Gräfenwarth; runs on the route of the former branch line to the Bleilochtalsperre, the dam of the Bleilochstausee …

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