Trail Along the Kleine Kinzig – View of the Reservoir loop from Kleine Kinzig

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Trail Along the Kleine Kinzig – View of the Reservoir loop from Kleine Kinzig

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Trail Along the Kleine Kinzig – View of the Reservoir loop from Kleine Kinzig

03:37

12.9km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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640 m

Trail Along the Kleine Kinzig

Highlight • Trail

From the hiking car park to the pump house, the path goes along the little Kinzig.

There is always direct access to the river under shady trees and small waterfalls

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681 m

Streams and Waterfalls in Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord

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Many small waterfalls and waterfall steps along the way, not only in the Kinzig, but also in the streams that flow into the Kinzig

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1.49 km

Spring Discharge Measurement Site (Moosstelle)

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This measures the natural yield of a spring

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2.82 km

View of the Reservoir

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Easy to walk circular path around the reservoir. There are various views of the lake along the way. There are also some benches with a view of the lake

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5.14 km

View of the Kleine Kinzig Reservoir

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Beautiful reservoir in the Kinzig valley

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5.97 km

Tauer Viewpoint Shelter

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Nice, sturdy hut that invites you to linger.

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6.42 km

Upper Reservoir Dam (Naturpark Schwarzwald Mitte/Nord)

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Definitely worth going to the dam wall - great view of the lake and the landscape 🌲🏞

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10.1 km

Rest area with views over the Kleine Kinzig Reservoir

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Beautiful round bench on the hill with a great view over the reservoir.

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12.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

1.16 km

Surfaces

9.57 km

2.31 km

1.03 km

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

6°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

May 15, 2025,Stausee Kleine Kinzig

Pure nature 🥰
Circling the "Kleine Kinzig" dam
Many information boards along the trail provide information about water.
A beautiful view from the dam over the dam 🙂
Very nice path along the lake.
A bench here and there for a short break, but no tables...
We highly recommend this trail 👌🏽🥾 and look forward to your feedback 🙌🏽
Have …

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September 22, 2021,Wasserpfad + Stausee "Kleine Kinzig"

Recommended tour to and around the reservoir.
The way back from the reservoir to the parking lot is a bit monotonous, as you walk on the driveway and there is a forest on the left / right.

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January 8, 2022,❄️Wanderung Rund um den Stausee „Kleine Kinzig“

Today turned a lap around the reservoir "Kleine Kinzig"; WITH snow (up to 15 cm of the latest powder snow🥰)
The start and finish was the Kleine Kinzig hiking car park. From here it’s a long way uphill. After that, it goes very simply all the way to the end.
The most impressive thing for me was today;
If you …

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July 24, 2022,Wasserpfad + Stausee "Kleine Kinzig" 2022.07.24

The path along the small Kinzig from the hiking car park at the "Oberen Dörfle" from Reinerzau to the dam wall is very tranquil. In the first third, the smaller side arm of the reservoir, which is fed by the Hüttenbächle, the path is almost entirely in the forest with a rare view of the water. This is much more …

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July 14, 2026,Reinerzau Oberes Dörfle (509 m) - Trinkwasserstausee Kleine Kinzig (609 m) - Reinerzau Oberes Dörfle

Hello friends of well-maintained hiking,

apparently there are problems with Komoot, I can't edit the tour on the computer, hence few captions and not much text!
Maybe it will get better again!

Tour is easy to master, views of the lake mostly only through trees except from the dam

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April 21, 2025,Kleine Kinzig (Stausee)

To and around the "Kleine Kinzig" reservoir from Schenkenzell-Reinerzau.
In good weather, anyone can do it😀, we braved the rain and were rewarded with sunshine at the end🥰

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July 24, 2026,🏞️ Schwarzwälder Wasserpfad 🏞️

The path up to the reservoir runs along the small Kinzig 😍😍😍
and runs predominantly through the 🌲 🌲 🌲 between the trees 🌲🌲 the water shimmers through
Unfortunately, the path is predominantly gravel but still beautiful 😍😍😍

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June 25, 2023,Blick auf Stausee Kinzig – Rastplatz mit Seeblick Runde von Reinerzau Oberes Dörfle

Highly recommended for nature lovers, refreshing in summer because you mostly walk in the shade and the path through the forest cools you down, but almost always with a view of the lake. Greetings from Manfred and Waltraud

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