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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Kaulsdorf

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

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Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Kaulsdorf

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

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4.2

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

01:50

27.1km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

894 m

Marienkirche Eichicht

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A chapel was mentioned for the first time in 1200 as a branch of the pilgrimage church of the Benedictine monastery of St. Jacob on the road over the Thuringian …

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2.13 km

Eichicht Dam

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From the Eichicht dam you have a fantastic view of the Saale, which is dammed here. The dam itself is the final structure of the Saale cascade in the Obere Saale dam system.

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3.96 km

Stausee Eichicht

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4

6.67 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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6.71 km

6

9.85 km

View of the Saaleschleife

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7

18.0 km

View of the Presswitzer Spitze from Hohenwarte Reservoir

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From here you have a great view of the Preßwitzer Spitze vantage point opposite. A great sight dominated by the colors green and blue.

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19.0 km

View of Hohenwarte Reservoir

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Every now and then, the greenery opens up and offers a wonderful view of the Hohenwarte reservoirs. A great place to linger.

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22.8 km

Pumped Storage Power Plant Hohenwarte II

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With eight machine sets and an installed capacity of 320 megawatts (MW), the Hohenwarte II pumped storage plant is the largest hydropower plant on the Saale in Thuringia. It has …

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27.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

6.00 km

5.65 km

509 m

168 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

1.47 km

1.34 km

570 m

485 m

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December 30, 2023,Kleine Fahrradtour mit sehr viel Gepäck
Today just a short walk to Kaulsdorf and back to my beloved Hohenwarte reservoir 😘 and the test of how it feels to sleep in the covered hammock 🛌

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