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Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Oberhof

Along the Ohra Reservoir – Ohra Dam loop from Oberhof

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Oberhof

Along the Ohra Reservoir – Ohra Dam loop from Oberhof

Hard

4.7

(60)

168

riders

Along the Ohra Reservoir – Ohra Dam loop from Oberhof

03:47

43.0km

940m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 41.6 km for 63 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.07 km

Oberhofer Schloßberg

Nature Reserve

9.09 km

Along the Ohra Reservoir

Highlight • Trail

Here you really have a really nice view of the dam 🤩.

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9.68 km

Ohra Dam

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful view of the dam. One of many. A truly beautiful piece of land.

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10.2 km

Ohra Reservoir Information Pavilion and Viewpoint

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The stamping point is in the pavilion, it is the Ohratalsperre dam stamping point.

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10.5 km

Ohra Reservoir

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The Ohratalsperre was built between 1960 and 1966 and today supplies over 400,000 residents with drinking water and generates 400 KW of electricity through hydropower.
There is a circular hiking …

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11.0 km

View of the Ohratalsperre

Highlight • Viewpoint

It's so beautiful here.

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21.4 km

Schutzhütte Saalweidenwand with a view of the Schmalwasser Reservoir

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good viewpoint of the reservoir and the dam.

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22.7 km

Fantastic view of the dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a great view of the dam and the tower.

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24.6 km

View of the Schmalwasser Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

The dam is now used for flood protection and energy generation. The water is also used for the annual whitewater rafting in Tambach-Dietharz.
There are always places to sit and …

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32.9 km

Vorsperre Kerngrund

Lake

36.7 km

Vorsperre Silbergrund

Lake

41.6 km

Viewpoint

43.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.2 km

1.94 km

650 m

233 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

13.2 km

10.3 km

2.40 km

1.57 km

Elevation

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (530 m)

Weather

Tuesday 11 August

24°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 20, 2024,Rundtour Ohratalsperre & Talsperre Schmalwasser 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️☀️🌲🌊

Black Forest - Gerastollen - Ohratalsperre - Silbergrund and Kerngrund pre-dams - Schmalwassertalsperre - Nadelöhr - Röllchen (hiking trail) - Speckröllchen - Meister Eckhart Blick - Brandfelsen - Großes Finsterbach - Salweide Wand - Weißbacher Hütte

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October 11, 2023,Herbst am Wasser (Ohra - Schmalwasser)

Autumn at Ohra and Schmalwasser... always worth a tour.

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February 3, 2025,"Zwei Stauseen einfach herrlich"

Circumnavigation of the Ohratalsperre and Schmalwassertalsperre in the best winter weather...highly recommended.

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April 27, 2025,Drei Talsperrenrunde des Todes

Starting at the old Tambach Dam, we continued along the Schmalwasser River to the Ohratal Dam. As always, it was very strenuous but also exceptionally beautiful.

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October 2, 2023,Tambach-Dietharz entlang der Schmalwasser Talsperre um die Ohratalsperre und zurück 🫶

Be inspired by @𝕾𝖙𝖊𝖕𝖍𝖆𝖓 and tackle this little thing today! With absolutely fantastic weather and thanks to komoot and the impassable paths we used, we discovered a few cool spots. Simply a great corner that you should definitely take a look at, whether on foot or by bike. 🫶 But with some really unchristian gradients. 😅

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August 23, 2023,Drei auf einen Streich (Talsperrentour Lütsche-Ohra-Schmalwasser)

What a tour!🤩
I've never had to push my bike as often as I do today. Thanks go out to the Holzrücker with their path design.🤣
But it was also a change to change the perspective.
I've rarely seen so many great things off the trail as I did today.
Starting with the Minckwitz rock (of course it had to …

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June 18, 2023,In Uwe H.'s Revier:Lütsche, Ohra,Schmalwasser 🚵‍♀️ 🏊‍♀️

Swimming in the Lütsche after the tour was a pleasure 🤩

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August 13, 2023,Schmalwasser-Ohra-Talsperre

A sporty e-mtb tour for my wife and me. A lot of nature and worth seeing.

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Along the Ohra Reservoir

Ohra Dam

Ohra Reservoir Information Pavilion and Viewpoint

Ohra Reservoir

View of the Ohratalsperre

Schutzhütte Saalweidenwand with a view of the Schmalwasser Reservoir

Fantastic view of the dam

View of the Schmalwasser Dam

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