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Arzberg Reservoir – Trinity Church Kappl loop from Waldsassen

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Arzberg Reservoir – Trinity Church Kappl loop from Waldsassen

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Arzberg Reservoir – Trinity Church Kappl loop from Waldsassen

03:37

53.4km

540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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7.27 km

German-Czech Border at Landkreis Tirschenreuth

Highlight • Monument

A small border crossing for pedestrians and cyclists with great symbolic significance: the gap in the railway network caused by the Iron Curtain is now closed by one of the first Czech railway tracks. A section of the old railway track is still there. There is also a bench and information boards.

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15.6 km

Cheb Market Square (King George of Poděbrady Square)

Highlight • Historical Site

The Cheb market square has been the center of city life for hundreds of years. It is called “King George of Poděbrad Square” (Náměsti Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad). This king, who ruled from 1458 to 1471, is little known, but was actually a visionary of European unification and of far greater importance to the city than the famous Duke Albrecht of Wallenstein, who was murdered in a house on this site in 1634. For George from Poděbrady, Eger was probably the most important city in Bohemia after Prague; he resided at Eger Castle four times. In 1462, the king drew up the first European peace plan: the continent was to be united with a confederation of states. In 1960 a monument was erected to him here at the “Scharfen Eck” at the tourist information center. The real landmark of the market square, whose structure dates back to the 13th century, is a group of houses whose core dates back to the late Gothic period, the Cheb Stöckl (Špalíček).

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15.7 km

Roland Fountain (Rolandbrunnen), Cheb

Highlight • Monument

The knight Roland stands on the Cheb market square, powerful and self-confident like an invincible guardian of the city. The large fountain at his feet and the huge lance in his hand impressively emphasize his powerful figure. The statue commemorates a glorious era, a time when emperors and kings were guests in the city. The citizens of Cheb gave him the name “Wastl” lovingly and disrespectfully at the same time. Eger was made a city in 1179, received Nuremberg city rights in 1212 and became a free imperial city in 1277. The Roland Fountain was built in 1528 and initially only had a painted wooden figure, which was replaced by the stone sculpture in 1591.

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16.4 km

Covered wooden bridge over the Ohře (Eger) in Cheb

Highlight • Bridge

The covered wooden bridge over the Ohře, designed according to a historical model, allows pedestrians and cyclists to get from the city to the Krajinka sports and leisure area. It was also a main access point to the Marktredwitz-Cheb State Garden Show in 2006, the first Bavarian State Garden Show to be organized across the border with the Czech neighbors.

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17.4 km

Skalka Dam

Highlight • Lake

The dam Skalka (Czech Vodní nádrž Skalka) is located west of the city Cheb in the Czech Republic. She is damaging the Eger. Between 1962 and 1964, the dam was built in Egertal, which was designed to provide drinking water to the city of Cheb and next to the flood protection. The function as drinking water reservoir took over from 1969, the dam Horka. Skalka has since served as a water heater for the industry in the Cheb area and was released for recreational purposes. The waterworks Skalka and Jesenice form a common water management system. Since 2001, there are two small power plants at the dam. The dam crest is 114 m long and 4 m wide. The dam holds 13.66 million m³ of water, its reservoir extends over 9.2 kilometers to Pomezná below the confluence of the Röslau at the German border. South of the reservoir rises the Zelená hora (Grünberg) with a Bismarck tower. In the northeast lies the Komorní hůrka (Kammerbühl).

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35.9 km

Arzberg Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The lake is a paradise for anglers and day trippers. The path around the lake is handicapped accessible and is often used. Various hiking trails also lead there. At the lake there is also a campsite with long-term campers, a restaurant and a parking lot.
The history of the reservoir begins as early as 1870, when alum ore and lignite were mined there - and the "Klausenteich" was created in an open-pit mine. Destroyed by a flood in 1935, it was rebuilt by the local innkeeper and expanded in the 1970s to become a cooling water reservoir for the former power plant in Arzberg.

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47.3 km

Trinity Church Kappl

Highlight • Religious Site

One of the Stiftland's landmarks and an important baroque circular building stands on a hill three kilometers from Waldsassen. This impressive building was built here on the 628 meter high Glasberg by Georg Dientzenhofer between 1685 and 1689. The special architecture and furnishings of the Kappl symbolize the Holy Trinity.

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51.3 km

Monastery town Waldsassen

Highlight • Religious Site

The Cistercians and their baroque buildings shape Waldsassen and the surrounding abbey land - such a unique cultural treasure that the region is currently advertising as a UNESCO cultural heritage. The highlights of the monastery town include the monastery basilica, the monastery library with precious carvings, the nature experience garden of the Waldsassen Abbey and the Stiftland Museum.

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53.4 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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16.1 km

14.0 km

13.7 km

8.85 km

594 m

150 m

Surfaces

37.0 km

8.40 km

4.12 km

2.02 km

1.83 km

< 100 m

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July 18, 2024,Waldsassen, Kappl, Eger

A beautiful bike tour via Waldsassen, Kappl and to Eger in the Czech Republic.

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September 14, 2023,Waldsassen RÖSLAU Arzberg 🇨🇿-Cheb (Eger) Altkindsberg🌺🏰🦆🐟🐎🦢🌳🍻🍻🍗🍗

I have rarely had so many highlights on one tour. If you are interested in German-Czech history, this tour is the right place for you

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Arzberg Reservoir – Trinity Church Kappl loop from Waldsassen

German-Czech Border at Landkreis Tirschenreuth

Cheb Market Square (King George of Poděbrady Square)

Roland Fountain (Rolandbrunnen), Cheb

Covered wooden bridge over the Ohře (Eger) in Cheb

Skalka Dam

Arzberg Reservoir

Trinity Church Kappl

Monastery town Waldsassen

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