Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir loop from Kamsdorf

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Kamsdorf

Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir loop from Kamsdorf

Hard

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir loop from Kamsdorf

07:08

24.9km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.17 km

Stamp Station No. 359 – Besucherbergwerk Thüringen

Highlight • Rest Area

The site is definitely worth a visit.

The guided tours underground last approximately 90 to 120 minutes and offer insights into 300 years of copper, silver, and iron ore mining.

besucherbergwerk-kamsdorf.de

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2.90 km

Lindig

Forest

7.45 km

Presswitzer Spitze at Hohenwarte Reservoir

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Here and also, if you walk along the shore for a while, you have the opportunity to cool off in the lake.

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8.74 km

View of Hohenwarte Dam

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Very nice view and pleasant rest area to strengthen you for upcoming adventures.

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9.96 km

View of the Saale Dam

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A wonderful hike where you are very close to the Saale but can also admire it from above. Definitely worth it.

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10.4 km

Hohenwarte Dam

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This 75 meter high and 412 meter long dam was built between 1936 and 1942. This required 250 people to give up their homes - an entire village was flooded …

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11.4 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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15.2 km

View of the Hohenwarte Pumped Storage Plant Pipes and Saale Valley

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Here nature and technology merge in an interesting way. Display boards provide information about the pumped storage power plant.

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23.7 km

Stamp Station No. 360 – Pochwerk Kamsdorf

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An information panel details the historical mining activities. The Neuhoffnungsstollen (New Hope Tunnel) is also located nearby.

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24.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

5.99 km

3.72 km

2.01 km

288 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.97 km

6.48 km

6.02 km

2.70 km

2.68 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

February 15, 2023,Hohenwarte-Rohrbahn-Eichicht

Today I was 'grabbed' again to start walking alone. The new hiking shoes also want to be broken in 🤫. So the buttons in your ears, music on and your head out... It should already be the 20 km today. 😉 And they went wonderfully.

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