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Upper Franconia
Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge
Marktleuthen

Weißenstädter See – Lake Weißenstadt loop from Marktleuthen

Moderate

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(116)

316

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Weißenstädter See – Lake Weißenstadt loop from Marktleuthen

02:33

37.7km

320m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 15 m for 45 m

After 37.7 km for 45 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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8.77 km

Zwölfgipfelblick – Geographical Center of the Fichtelgebirge

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From here you have a beautiful view of the surrounding mountains, as the name suggests there are 12 peaks. A panorama pane makes orientation easier.

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11.1 km

For the water that the cardboard factory Thusmühle needed, a canal was dug from the Eger, below today's Weißenstadt district of Franconia, to the factory. Over the overflow, called Thusfall, …

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18.3 km

Schützenweiher

Lake

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19.3 km

Weißenstädter See

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beautiful local recreation area with a view of the Waldstein / Schneeberg & Ochsenkopf

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20.0 km

Lake Weißenstadt

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I always feel comfortable at Lake Weißenstadt.

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21.2 km

View of Schneeberg and Rudolfstein

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From the lake you have a beautiful view of the surrounding Fichtelgebirge peaks in several places. In the south are the Rudolfstein and the Schneeberg with the former listening tower. …

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22.8 km

Weißenstadt Lake

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The Weißenstädter See is an artificially dammed lake. It was created by the city in the 1970s and serves exclusively as a leisure and recreation area. At the lake many …

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28.0 km

Former railroad bridge

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It's always nice that such buildings have been preserved.

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37.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

13.9 km

4.70 km

3.01 km

812 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.6 km

8.09 km

7.42 km

4.25 km

147 m

123 m

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (520 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

21°C

9°C

88 %

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Comments

March 14, 2025,Röslau 12 Gipfelblick
So, from Thusmühle, it's better to switch to the Eger cycle path on the other side of the stream...if you're not an extreme mountain biker. The Jean-Paul hiking trail is very narrow and very rooty. You'll meet up again a little further on anyway.

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A short bike ride around Lake Weißenstätter See, with an ice cream and a swim stop! Afterwards we went to Outdoor and Fire for a cozy evening with friends

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