View of Bleiloch Reservoir – Bleiloch Dam loop from Burgk

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View of Bleiloch Reservoir – Bleiloch Dam loop from Burgk

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View of Bleiloch Reservoir – Bleiloch Dam loop from Burgk

02:26

29.4km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 703 m for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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49 m

Burgk Observation Tower Parking Lot

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For hikes that start in Burgk, there is a public car park at the entrance to the town. The community doesn't want visitors' cars in town, so everyone should park …

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102 m

Saale Tower

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The 43-meter-high tower is made of a steel and wood construction. The curved wood construction makes it architecturally interesting. You have to pay an entrance fee and climb 192 steps …

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751 m

Schloss Burgk

Castle

1.29 km

View of Schloss Burgk and Burgkhammer Reservoir

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Nice path over the dam with a great view of Burgk Castle.

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7.73 km

Bleiloch Dam

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Dam on the lead hole reservoir beautiful bike path and many covered rest areas.

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13.4 km

View of the dam

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Here is a nice mountain bike trail

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14.2 km

View of Bleiloch Reservoir

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The path leads along the embankment and is easy to navigate except for 2 or 3 short sections. The view of the reservoir is terrific.

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16.8 km

Peace Bridge

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Is the starting point for many hikes and bike tours.

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24.3 km

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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29.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

5.92 km

5.70 km

2.82 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

11.8 km

2.91 km

1.21 km

711 m

686 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

17°C

7°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 5, 2024,Kleine Runde obere Bleilochtalsperre– Start Parkplatz Staumauer

Very off-road tour with forest paths. During our tour, the paths were sometimes muddy. Good driving skills are necessary.

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July 21, 2024,Runde von Saalburg um den Stausee

Partly mountain bike-like, strenuous but very beautiful. The views are simply amazing.

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July 2, 2022,Runde um einen Teil der Bleilochtalsperre von Saalburg aus

A very nice round. But not really suitable for normal bicycles. This is more for mountain biking.

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July 18, 2026,Runde um die Bleilochtalsperre 🌞🌞

Today we fled from home for a short weekend and drove to the southeast of Thuringia, to the Thuringian Sea. During the day, we took a wonderful bike ride around the Bleiloch dam - ABSOLUTELY RECOMMENDED!!!
On the one hand, they were mostly natural paths that lead directly along the lake shore and on the other hand, there were veeery …

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