Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

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105km

1,550m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.8 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.30 km

Ilsenhöhle

Cave Entrance

26.0 km

View of Schloss Eichicht

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Eichicht Castle, a medieval castle and palace complex, elevated on a mountain spur near the mouth of the Loquitz into the Saale. Today privately owned.

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36.3 km

Ascent to Pippelsdorf and Königsthal

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The very well-built narrow street with little traffic connects small villages and leads with 5-7% comfortably through an idyllic forest area uphill.

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56.8 km

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

Highlight • Natural Monument

the plank wall is a special geological area natural monument up to 100 m high.

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65.1 km

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

Highlight • Monument

Located directly on the Saale cycle path or on the Baltic Sea-Upper Bavaria cycle path / well-paved (road bike-compatible) cycle path along the dam.
The final structure of the Saale …

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66.9 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

69.5 km

The Hohenwartestausee - and thus also this dam - belongs to the hall cascade, which consists of a total of five barrages. This is the fourth largest in Germany and is mainly used for energy production.

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69.7 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight • Monument

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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69.9 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The section winds along the Hohenwarte reservoir with great views over various bays. Especially at sunrise, with light fog over the water, recommended or in autumn with colorful foliage as a backdrop.

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89.4 km

Linkenmühle Ferry

Highlight • Structure

Always fun to take the ferry, although a bridge wouldn't be bad either. The restaurant is also recommended.

Please note current ferry times:
kombus-online.eu/angebote/Faehre/Faehre_Zeiten

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