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.

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September 12, 2018

Road cycling

The Bleilochtalsperre is in terms of its capacity of the largest reservoir in Germany and is fed by the Saale. It is a popular recreational area and known among other things by the great music festival "Sun Moon Stars".

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January 18, 2025

Running

The Bleiloch Dam, the upper reservoir, has a storage area of 9.2 km² and, with its total storage capacity of 213 million m³, is one of the largest reservoirs in Germany.

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1. Bleiloch Reservoir – Bleiloch Dam loop from Schleiz

38.6km

01:50

520m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Market Square Saalburg (Saale) – Bleiloch Dam loop from Lobenstein (Thür)

35km

01:42

500m

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Sparnberg Wooden Bridge – Bleiloch Dam loop from Köditz

80.0km

04:19

1,350m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Elevation 410 m

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Sunday 15 March

6°C

1°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Location: Schleiz, Saale-Orla-Kreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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Bleiloch Dam

1. Bleiloch Reservoir – Bleiloch Dam loop from Schleiz

2. Market Square Saalburg (Saale) – Bleiloch Dam loop from Lobenstein (Thür)

3. Sparnberg Wooden Bridge – Bleiloch Dam loop from Köditz

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