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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

03:25

62.7km

1,180m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 25, 2026

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After 44.8 km for 354 m

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17.1 km

Climb to Bucha with a view of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

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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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19.0 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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19.3 km

Hohenwarte Dam

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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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19.3 km

Bleiloch Dam

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19.5 km

Hohenwarte Dam

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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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29.2 km

View of Reitzengeschwenda Through Cornflowers

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44.1 km

Kemenate Ziegenrück and Wasserkraftmuseum Fernmühle

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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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44.9 km

Auf dem Häselich

Forest

45.3 km

Plothengrund

Forest

62.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.3 km

1.19 km

500 m

353 m

352 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.4 km

2.62 km

380 m

179 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

Climb to Bucha with a view of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

Eichicht Compensation Basin

Hohenwarte Dam

Hohenwarte Dam

Bleiloch Dam

Hohenwarte Dam

View of Reitzengeschwenda Through Cornflowers

Kemenate Ziegenrück and Wasserkraftmuseum Fernmühle

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