Saale River Bend – View of Conrod Power Plant loop from Ziegenrück

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Saale River Bend – View of Conrod Power Plant loop from Ziegenrück

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Saale River Bend – View of Conrod Power Plant loop from Ziegenrück

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5.81km

160m

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Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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Paska Village Center

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Beautiful starting point for various hikes

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View of the Saale River Bend (Saaleschleife)

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The view of the Saaleschleife is simply worth seeing. A resting bench directly with a view! You can take a wonderful break here.

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Karl-Rühl Hut: View of the Saale River

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Massive wooden hut with two benches on the inside and a table and seating on the outside at a height of 470 meters with a great view. Through a kind of "window" you can also see the hall from inside ... fantastic!

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Centrifugal concrete pole of the 50 kV double overhead line Ziegenrück–Jena-Burgau

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History of electrical engineering. Unique piece!

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Saale River Bend

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View of the Saale loop at the Karl - Rühl - Hütte

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View of Conrod Power Plant

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Wikipedia:

The Conrod Power Station is a decommissioned hydroelectric power station on the Hohenwarte Reservoir near Ziegenrück in the Thuringian Slate Mountains, Thuringia. It is named after the Conrodberg, around which the Saale River flows in a 5.5 km long loop and on whose western side the power station is located. As the oldest original hydroelectric power station on the Saale River, the plant is a technical monument.

The Conrod Power Station was built between 1920 and 1922 after two years of planning by the Carl Zeiss company and commissioned between 1922 and 1923. The tunnel was broken through on May 8, 1921. It was permanently decommissioned on February 1, 1960.

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The path towards the power station begins quite comfortably, but quickly changes character, becoming a very narrow trail with steep slopes on the sides. The final third of the trail is only recommended for very experienced and sure-footed hikers. Do not attempt it in wet conditions, as the slate surface becomes very slippery and there is a risk of slipping.

Unfortunately, the trail ends at a rock wall, making it impossible to reach the power plant even for the most daring!

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