View of Ellertshäuser Lake – View of Ellertshäuser Lake loop from Ellertshäuser See

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Germany

Bavaria

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Schweinfurt

Stadtlauringen

View of Ellertshäuser Lake – View of Ellertshäuser Lake loop from Ellertshäuser See

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View of Ellertshäuser Lake – View of Ellertshäuser Lake loop from Ellertshäuser See

03:49

14.6km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Ellertshäuser See

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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225 m

View of Ellertshäuser Lake

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The dam was built between 1955 and 1957. With 33 hectares, Lake Ellertshausen is the largest reservoir in the Lower Franconia administrative region. The lake is named after the deserted …

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1.00 km

Lounge Chairs by Ellertshäuser See

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For swimming yes, but not with dogs

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6.05 km

Border Bench Sulzdorf–Wettringen

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Here the hiker can enjoy the sun to the fullest. A perfect place to rest.

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11.5 km

Lower Dam Area, Ellertshäuser Lake

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Here you have a wonderful view of the Ellertshausen reservoir. Get off your bike calmly and enjoy it for a while.

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11.7 km

According to the latest reports, the lake will probably not be usable again as a bathing and adventure lake until 2025. From November 2021 the water will be drained. The beautiful nature in the area invites you to go hiking.

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11.8 km

Ellertshäuser See Circular Trail

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Possible both on foot and by MTB

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13.4 km

Ellertshäuser See Nature Biotope

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Part of the lake is under protection. This is not allowed to be entered in order to protect the wildlife there (breeding birds,...).

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13.9 km

View of Ellertshäuser Lake

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With its area of 33 hectares, Lake Ellertshausen is not only proud of its size, but also wonderful to look at. You can no longer really tell that this is …

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14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

1.05 km

798 m

190 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

4.34 km

2.70 km

2.11 km

806 m

263 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Comments

October 13, 2021,Bachweg und Ellerthäuser Seerunde 13.10.2021 16:06

We wanted to see again how far Lake Ellerthausen has emptied. We start from the parking lot in the forest and are right at the lake. Yes, you can already see it. At the edge you can walk a few meters to the water. Lt. First of all, the newspaper should be let down 1 m. We walk the creek …

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January 27, 2024,Schweinfurter Wanderlust: Ellertshäuser Seeweg - Schweinfurter Oberland

Starting point: Uferstraße 1, 97488 Stadtlauringen
The circular route around Lake Ellertshäuser begins at the Restaurant Seeblick car park north of the dam. Through the underpass of the district road to the foot of the dam and now either clockwise or counterclockwise around the lake. It's best to follow the path counterclockwise and head to the top of the dam. …

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February 2, 2025,Frostige Sonne vom Ellertshäuser See

A wonderfully dignified hike starting from Ellertshäuser See in glorious sunshine.

In this lovely weather, it's obviously hell on the lake, so let's get going, but it still has its charm in every season.

The basis of the tour was stolen, copied and found to be good, re-run with small changes by @Söhni 🏃

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June 16, 2024,Auf dem Bachweg ab Ellertshäuser See Lkr. Schweinfurt

Entire hike with description and pictures on my Facebook page "Hiking SW and surroundings".

facebook.com/share/p/2tngHLbXbhDp6sTX

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October 16, 2022,Pfaffensteg🌁-Bachwegrunde ab Ellerthäuser See🏞🍁

The tour from Ellertshäuser See is a beautiful hike in every season. The sun 🌞 conjures up great autumn colors 🍁 Not only were we out and about today, but also a lot of Asian 🐞

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January 9, 2022,Ellertshäuser See - Pfaffensteg - Bachweg - Runde 🐾❄️ (42.92)

The Bachweg is always nice to walk and look at differently in every season.
This time with Tau-❄️ quite exhausting 🥵 which was not noticeable with the dogs. The crazy Labbies even jumped into the cold stream, which my dogs couldn't understand at all 🤭
... and before I forget it again: the Pfaffensteg goes over the Geißler brook which …

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