View of the Saidenbach Forebay – Reservoir Shore loop from Talsperre Saidenbach

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View of the Saidenbach Forebay – Reservoir Shore loop from Talsperre Saidenbach

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View of the Saidenbach Forebay – Reservoir Shore loop from Talsperre Saidenbach

04:24

16.1km

240m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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998 m

Saidenbach Dam Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

beautiful, large rest area above the dam

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1.52 km

Saidenbach Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Attention: The dam is currently completely closed due to cracks in the wall, and will probably remain so for the whole of next year.

Update 2024: the path over the top of the wall is open again.

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1.68 km

Saidenbach Reservoir (Saidenbach Dam)

Highlight • Lake

A worthwhile detour from the Flöha Valley with ascent, descent & view

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9.52 km

View of the Saidenbach Forebay

Highlight • Viewpoint

Entry to Saidenbachtalsperre. Here you can start the tour around the dam in the direction of Forchheim. There is parking not far.

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11.1 km

Hölzelbergbach Flood Basin

Highlight • Lake

Small pond, very scenic, whether in summer or winter.

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11.9 km

Reservoir Shore

Highlight • Lake

In some areas it is possible to hike directly along the banks of the dam. However, some sections are only accessible along the Mauerkronen circular trail.

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12.1 km

Talsperre Saidenbach

Lake

14.5 km

View of the Saidenbach Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

View over the dam. Beautiful in every season.

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15.5 km

Wedge-oval bottom outlet gate of the Saidenbach Reservoir

Highlight • Monument

Next to the wedge-oval slide shown here at the hiking car park there is a covered rest area and a football pitch.

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16.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

2.35 km

1.57 km

994 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.11 km

4.10 km

2.72 km

2.00 km

138 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

61 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

January 25, 2025,Reifland-Forchheim-#Talsperre Saidenbach (25.01.25)

In spring-like temperatures, we walked around the lake on ice, snow and mud paths. Thanks to our fellow hikers for the fantastic day of hiking.

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January 25, 2025,Talsperre Saidenbach/Erz.

Today, at 13 degrees, I went for a walk around the Saidenbach dam with a guide. The circular route is 14 km long.
At the beginning, I walked along the nature trail with lots of sayings. The path here was partly icy and still a bit covered in snow.
The lower black path along the bank was nicer. Soft forest …

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February 22, 2025,Saidenbachtalsperre 2.0

Today, in the best weather, I went for a walk with a good friend. It was a very spontaneous decision but I didn't regret it for a second. Beautiful nature ☺️

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December 5, 2021,Saidenbachtalsperre

A very beautiful piece of earth, only some of the paths could be better developed🤷

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April 14, 2024,🌅 Talsperre Saidenbach 🐟 – Panoramablick Runde von Reifland ⛅🦆🌿

We took advantage of the beautiful weather today and enjoyed an extensive tour. 🥰

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April 27, 2025,Frühsommerliche Runde um die Saidenbachtalsperre

It was amazing how few people were out and about in such beautiful weather, and if you could still go swimming, it would have been wonderful but unfortunately it wasn't allowed.

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April 11, 2024,Frühlingswanderung um die Saidenbachtalsperre

With the beautiful spring weather forecast, we simply had to get out into nature, so we went hiking around the idyllic Saidenbach Dam again. It was a dream, all alone in the open countryside, with birds everywhere singing in competition with each other, like in an aviary.

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