Attractions in Saale-Orla-Kreis

A beautiful little castle, located in a great area. Placed above the Saale, Castle Burgk can be viewed from numerous views. At the castle itself you can experience culture and history and dine in restaurants.

Here you can walk along the Saalehang.

beautiful staircase along the Saale.

The Saale tower in Burgk near Schleiz (Saale-Orla district) in Thuringia is a wooden lookout tower completed in 2011 with a height of 43 m and 192 steps.

The tower …read more

The 65-meter-high and 205-meter-long gravity dam built between 1926 and 1932 near Gräfenwarth and Schleiz dams 215 million cubic meters of water in the Saale. This makes the Bleilochtalsperre the largest reservoir in Germany in terms of volume.

From all sides absolutely worth seeing. Next to the bridge there is a small staircase - here you can climb the bridge well.

Ziegenrück is simply a small, sleepy place between the Thuringian seas. The food is very good and there are countless beautiful cycling and hiking trails. A detour is worthwhile.

Plothens landmark is the 300-year-old Pfahlhaus in Hausteich, the largest of the Plothener ponds, with 28 hectares. It is unique in its construction in Thuringia. In recent years, it has …read more

Here there are several sights, the start of the Rennsteig, the Rennsteigstein, the info point, the turnstile of hiking, the Schuhbaum and and and. Just stop and be amazed.

The Wysburg is said to have been one of the robber castles destroyed by King Rudolf von Habsburg in 1289/90. The castle ruins excavated from 1985 to the present day, …read more

A beautiful little ferry (Linkenmühle ferry) that crosses the Saale in a dreamlike landscape / panorama.

Only the onward journey (in both directions) is then quite exhausting (especially if you …read more

Attention, not for the faint of heart, because here it is really good down and the way is sometimes very narrow, but there are at the "critical points" a steel …read more

The Heinrichstein is a rugged massif with a viewpoint on the western slope of the Saale valley in the upper part of the Bleilochtalsperre. The height of the lookout point …read more

Great vantage point north of Harra, accessible via a narrow forest path. From the seating area you can enjoy the beautiful view and peace.

A wonderful way to walk on the Saale along the rock face.
So far I've only seen something like this in Menorca.

It is unique in Germany and something like the "navel of hiking". Five nationally known and partly quality-tested long-distance hiking trails start or end here at the former inner-German border.

Great observation tower and the entry of one euro and the 192 steps are worth it.

The former power plant lies imposingly under the Teufelskanzel and "seems" unreachable. A beautiful sight ...

Ideal for hiking groups.
Here you can pause together😀

If you are ever there you should definitely the 192 steps up and enjoy the view.