Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Leutenberg

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Leutenberg

Hard

4.6

(29)

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Leutenberg

02:37

39.3km

580m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 6, 2026

Tips

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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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

13.2 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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13.3 km

View From the Dam of the Turbine House

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15.4 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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16.4 km

View of the Saaleschleife

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16.4 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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25.2 km

View of the Saale Valley at Hohenwarte Reservoir

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Nice rest area. View in Saaletal. Right on the bike path.

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39.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.8 km

4.56 km

4.39 km

2.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.0 km

625 m

415 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

9°C

4°C

94 %

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Leutenberg

Marienkirche Eichicht

Eichicht Dam

Hohenwarte Dam

View From the Dam of the Turbine House

View of Hohenwarte Reservoir

View of the Saaleschleife

View of the Presswitzer Spitze from Hohenwarte Reservoir

View of the Saale Valley at Hohenwarte Reservoir

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