Gießen District
Landkreis GießenHungenSachsensee (St. Barbara Lake)
Gießen District
Landkreis GießenHungenSachsensee (St. Barbara Lake)
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Sachsensee (St. Barbara Lake)
Cycling
4.5
(308)
Hiking
5.0
(8)
Gravel riding
5.0
(2)
Tips
June 27, 2023
Cycling
There are two parking spaces on the side facing the main street - Trais Horloff / Bellersheim.
The lake cannot be circumnavigated by bike, but it is ideal for hiking...
•January 16, 2020
Cycling
With the development of the opencast mine between Wohnbach and Bellersheim, large bucket-wheel and bucket-chain excavators found their way into the northern Wetterau. From 1961 to 1975, 10.5 million tons of lignite were mined between the A45 motorway and the Hungen district of Bellersheim. What was left of this was the Barbarasee in the east of the Hungen district of Bellersheim, which is officially known as "Sachsensee". The name "Barbarasee" comes from the patron saint of miners - the "Saint Barbara" - and has become naturalized in the population.
Source: alexanderhitz.de/geschichte_braunkohle_tagebau_sachsensee.html
•February 13, 2022
Cycling
•Nearby routes
Best routes near Sachsensee (St. Barbara Lake)
4.7
(50)
134
riders
50.8km
03:05
320m
320m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
4.7
(28)
129
riders
57.0km
03:23
280m
280m
Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.
4.8
(13)
67
riders
Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.
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Elevation 190 m
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