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Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Kaulsdorf

Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Kaulsdorf

Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

Moderate

4.2

(11)

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

01:50

27.1km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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893 m

Marienkirche Eichicht

Highlight • Religious Site

A chapel was mentioned for the first time in 1200 as a branch of the pilgrimage church of the Benedictine monastery of St. Jacob on the road over the Thuringian …

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2.13 km

Eichicht Dam

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From the Eichicht dam you have a fantastic view of the Saale, which is dammed here. The dam itself is the final structure of the Saale cascade in the Obere Saale dam system.

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3.96 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

6.67 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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6.71 km

View From the Dam of the Turbine House

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9.85 km

View of the Saaleschleife

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18.0 km

View of the Presswitzer Spitze from Hohenwarte Reservoir

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From here you have a great view of the Preßwitzer Spitze vantage point opposite. A great sight dominated by the colors green and blue.

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19.0 km

View of the Lake in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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22.8 km

Pumped Storage Power Plant Hohenwarte II

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With eight machine sets and an installed capacity of 320 megawatts (MW), the Hohenwarte II pumped storage plant is the largest hydropower plant on the Saale in Thuringia. It has …

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27.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

6.00 km

5.65 km

509 m

168 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

1.47 km

1.34 km

570 m

485 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (230 m)

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Wednesday 26 August

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Comments

December 30, 2023,Kleine Fahrradtour mit sehr viel Gepäck

Today just a short walk to Kaulsdorf and back to my beloved Hohenwarte reservoir 😘 and the test of how it feels to sleep in the covered hammock 🛌

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Hohenwarte Dam – View of the Saaleschleife loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

Marienkirche Eichicht

Eichicht Dam

Hohenwarte Dam

View From the Dam of the Turbine House

View of the Saaleschleife

View of the Presswitzer Spitze from Hohenwarte Reservoir

View of the Lake in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Pumped Storage Power Plant Hohenwarte II

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