Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Niederpöllnitz

Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Niederpöllnitz

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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Niederpöllnitz

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119km

1,510m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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After 98.7 km for 161 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.83 km

Naturschutzgebiet Frießnitzer See-Struth

Nature Reserve

11.3 km

View of Triptis Skyline from Stadtteich

Highlight • Viewpoint

Landscape park created after a swamp area was drained; from the bank of the city pond created by the damming of the still young Orla, you have a wonderful view …

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20.5 km

Buchnußberg

Forest

51.9 km

Climb to Bucha with a view of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

From the reservoir it is short but crisp uphill to Bucha. You make more than 150 vertical meters on this climb. Good that it goes downhill after that first. ;)

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53.7 km

The Hohenwartestausee - and thus also this dam - belongs to the hall cascade, which consists of a total of five barrages. This is the fourth largest in Germany and is mainly used for energy production.

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54.0 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight • Monument

This 75 meter high and 412 meter long dam was built between 1936 and 1942. This required 250 people to give up their homes - an entire village was flooded …

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54.3 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The section winds along the Hohenwarte reservoir with great views over various bays. Especially at sunrise, with light fog over the water, recommended or in autumn with colorful foliage as a backdrop.

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78.8 km

Kemenate Ziegenrück and Wasserkraftmuseum Fernmühle

Highlight • Historical Site

Ziegenrück is a small town on the Saale and is considered a state recognized resort.

In addition to the already well worth seeing Kemenate is a side trip to the Wasserkraftmuseum with adjacent very good restaurant "The Fernmühle" to recommend.

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80.8 km