View of the Hohenwarte Dam – Mooshäuschen Viewpoint loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Kaulsdorf

View of the Hohenwarte Dam – Mooshäuschen Viewpoint loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

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View of the Hohenwarte Dam – Mooshäuschen Viewpoint loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

06:15

68.3km

1,530m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 63.4 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.37 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

5.85 km

View of the Hohenwarte Dam

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It is gigantic what this dam wall has to hold on water. It doesn't actually look as big as other dams in Thuringia.

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8.45 km

Trail Above the Hohenwarte Reservoir

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Great trail above the Hohenwartestausees

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13.3 km

Mooshäuschen Viewpoint

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With stamp station and mega view 😍.

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14.6 km

Viewpoint

19.0 km

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir from the Bockfelsen

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The view alone is sensational. There is a wooden bench right under the large rock where you can linger.

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24.8 km

Linkenmühle Ferry

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Always fun to take the ferry, although a bridge wouldn't be bad either. The restaurant is also recommended.

Please note current ferry times:
kombus-online.eu/angebote/Faehre/Faehre_Zeiten

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31.3 km

Saale Singletrail Below Hemmkoppe

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Beautiful, narrow, partly rooty and stony single trail, best as a downhill ride from the direction of Drognitz/Liebschütz. 👌🏻 Please be considerate of hikers! For me more S1 than S0, …

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41.1 km

View of the Drachenschwanz

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Such a beautiful piece of earth. Incredible views over forests and mountains of the Saale valley. A tough tour by bike and on foot - some sections of the route …

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59.6 km

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

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A great place with a very nice view of the dammed Saale.
It just makes me sad when places are or have been wiped out because of mining or, as here, a dam.

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68.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.7 km

10.3 km

8.19 km

5.90 km

292 m

Surfaces

22.2 km

16.8 km

14.4 km

11.9 km

1.86 km

1.22 km

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

69 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

October 19, 2024,Neue Aussichten am 🔴 um die Hohenwarte

The bark beetle has changed the landscape dramatically. Great views, but also huge bare areas have emerged.
The paths and trails are still great and easy to ride.

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September 12, 2022,Talsperre Hohenwarte - Umrundung MTB-Trail

The tour around the Hohenwarte reservoir is highly recommended. I did the tour clockwise and loved it! In my opinion, the direction of travel would be just as possible in the opposite direction. The route consists of approx. 40% cool, partly narrow trails and 40% forest/forest paths. The rest of the roads, connecting paths via campsites or similar.
In order …

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June 9, 2023,Saale-Stausee Umrundung ab Waldhotel Stauseeblick

Great tour, but very toxic climbs and difficulty levels that are not suitable for all passengers.
But the bottle of white wine at the end makes the pain and curses fade in the setting sun 😎😇😜

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May 14, 2022,Hohenwarte-Tour

After spending the night in Hohenfelden, the goal for the day should be the MTB circuit around the Hohenwarte reservoir (4:05 h / 13.4 km/h). 🏞

Parked right after the dam wall, we drove clockwise and after passing it and a little foretaste of the climbs, the MTB terrain lured us. 🤩
The northern terrain is very varied and also …

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August 18, 2023,Fantastische Tour um den Stausee Hohenwarte

It was really a brilliant tour, but it demanded a lot from me. You don't want to believe it at 61 km. There are some pushing and carrying passages and not every section is recommended. But most of the trails are really great.

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May 18, 2023,Mountainbike-Tour Hohenwarte

Today we drove around the Hohenwarte. Was chic and more strenuous than we thought.

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August 26, 2023,Stausee Hohenwarte Umrundung

I have to thank my school friend from Ilmenau(@germangeo) for such a nice tour idea.
I was only supposed to download it for him (GPX file) - he wanted to ride it with friends today.
Since they were already a large enough group and I prefer to take 2 more photos, we started alone.
The weather was perfect for it. …

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October 9, 2021,Hohenwarteumrundung 🚵🏞️🔄

Today circled the Hohenwartetalsperre and a detour to the Wysburg and the Ziemestal bridge. At first it was foggy and frosty, but it got really nice in the afternoon. The trails around the reservoir are top notch and very recommendable. In particular, the Hemmkoppetrail tears. Sometimes the paths circle so close to the rocks that you get scared.

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