Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir loop from Leutenberg

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir loop from Leutenberg

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3.8

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir loop from Leutenberg

01:39

22.8km

370m

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 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.87 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.49 km

Scenic Railway Path in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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7.47 km

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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8.70 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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10.5 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

11.4 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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13.8 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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13.8 km

View From the Dam of the Turbine House

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13.9 km

Passenger shipping Hohenwarte

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An inviting rest stop not only before and after the boat trip but also for cyclists. 😄

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14.7 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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