Konik Wild Horses – Boat Dock at Geiseltalsee loop from Großkayna

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Konik Wild Horses – Boat Dock at Geiseltalsee loop from Großkayna

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Konik Wild Horses – Boat Dock at Geiseltalsee loop from Großkayna

02:45

10.6km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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635 m

Tagebau Kayna-Süd Bucket Wheel Monument

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there is also a memorial stone, information board and signpost

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3.11 km

Picnic Area and Information Boards at Halboffene Weidelandschaft

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2 information boards
Rest area without roof, with rubbish bin

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3.69 km

Viewing platform at Großkaynaer See

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The Südfeldsee or Großkaynaer See is a lake left over from opencast mining. It lies south of Großkayna mainly in the Saale district and with a smaller southern part in the Burgenland district.

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5.35 km

View of the Bird Sanctuary at Südfeldsee

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6.28 km

Observation Tower, West Side of Großkaynaer See

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This had even been burned once before and rebuilt again, so dear cyclists, honor these beautiful places and make sure that this time it is preserved.

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7.82 km

Konik Wild Horses

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These horses are simply unique...👍🏻

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9.28 km

Rest Area with Lake View and Grazing Landscape Information

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on the southern Way of St. James

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10.0 km

Boat Dock at Geiseltalsee

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there is also an insect hotel here

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10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.74 km

4.41 km

411 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

313 m

117 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

May 22, 2025,⚒️Großkaynaer See 🌊

The tour starts at the parking lot 51°16'58.3"N 11°57'05.3"E at the sheep farm. From here, the circular path goes around the lake. Großkaynaer See is a residual open-cast mining lake.
The Kayna-Süd open-cast mine was commissioned in 1948 as the successor to the Großkayna open-cast mine. Development began in the northern field from Großkayna.
Between 1950 and 1972, a total …

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February 15, 2023,Um den Großkaynaer See

An afternoon tour was planned. On recommendation, we spontaneously set the goal with the tour around the Großkaynaer See. We were not disappointed. Pure nature, that's what we wanted. A lake, sunshine and we are almost alone.
It's a pity, large areas by the lake are used as pasture for wild horses. There was nothing left for us, we had …

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March 30, 2025,Wanderung

Easy hike. It was very windy and the observation towers were extremely drafty.

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January 6, 2022,feiertag's - Matsch runde

Mega nice round if you stay on the way. Apart from that, it can be a bit steep and muddy.

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May 9, 2025,Aussicht auf Großkaynaer See – Bootanlegestelle Runde von Großkayna

It's a good walk, but there's a lot of sun and little shade. It's a bit of a challenge with a dog, as you can't get to the water for much of the route. But there was still a chance to cool off at the end 🐕🤣

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September 20, 2022,Rund um den Großkaynaer See

Photos and position on the route do not match!!!

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December 8, 2021,08.12.2021 Still ruht der See☁️

A tour around the two remaining open-cast mining holes Großkaynaer and Runstedter See with gray skies, but at least almost dry. Unfortunately, the Konics didn't want to be photographed 🐎

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April 27, 2024,🌞Großkaynaer🐴Wildpferde & Seeidylle⛵️

Our sunny trip around the Großkayna lake took us past beautiful butterfly meadows, bright rapeseed fields and flowering, buzzing trees full of bees 🐝...
In the bird sanctuary, we could observe birds of prey, wild geese and ducks. Finally, we landed in the middle of the local herd of horses and were surrounded by the trusting animals, who made no …

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