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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

04:10

90.2km

970m

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: May 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.7 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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27.0 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

29.6 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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29.9 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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32.3 km

Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Power Plant

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View of the Hohenwarte II pumped storage power plant built between 1956 and 1963, the youngest of the 8 power plants in the Saale Cascade. The Eichicht dam serves as …

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34.2 km

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

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Located directly on the Saale cycle path or on the Baltic Sea-Upper Bavaria cycle path / well-paved (road bike-compatible) cycle path along the dam.
The final structure of the Saale …

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36.9 km

View of Schloss Eichicht

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View of Eichicht Castle, a medieval castle and palace complex, elevated on a mountain spur near the mouth of the Loquitz into the Saale. Today privately owned.

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63.8 km

Cold dishes (Rennsteig, Thuringian Forest Nature Park)

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It's a great place to take a break and the restaurants offer a wide range of food at reasonable prices.

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81.5 km

Slate architecture in Lehesten

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Perfect tarmac. Things are going well here—at least downhill ;)

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90.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.5 km

35.2 km

10.7 km

4.83 km

2.93 km

149 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

88.8 km

740 m

403 m

291 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

23°C

14°C

82 %

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Eichicht Compensation Basin

Hohenwarte Dam

Hohenwarte Dam

Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Power Plant

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

View of Schloss Eichicht

Cold dishes (Rennsteig, Thuringian Forest Nature Park)

Slate architecture in Lehesten

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