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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Cham
Rötz

Eixendorfer Reservoir – Schwarzach Gorge loop from Rötz

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Cham
Rötz

Eixendorfer Reservoir – Schwarzach Gorge loop from Rötz

Hard

4.9

(26)

95

riders

Eixendorfer Reservoir – Schwarzach Gorge loop from Rötz

02:56

34.2km

610m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 14.4 km for 265 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.33 km

Saddle Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful little hut on a large forest crossing that invites you to linger. Signposts, rubbish bins available

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5.81 km

Kessel

Forest

3

12.1 km

Eixendorfer Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

In the former Schwarzachtal lies the beautiful Eixendorfer reservoir. You can of course just cycle around it. Or you take it easy, come in one of the cozy inns, chill …

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4

13.7 km

View of the Lake and Bridge at Oberpfälzer Wald Nature Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great place with a view of the lake and the bridge of the federal highway. A few years ago, the bridge was the location for the film "Starfighter - They wanted to conquer the sky"

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19.4 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

6

19.8 km

Steam Sawmill

Highlight • Historical Site

Finally, in 1988, the machine house for the boiler system of a former steam sawmill was built next to the "Saxlmühle".

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7

19.9 km

Upper Palatinate Handicrafts Museum Hillstett

Highlight • Historical Site

The museum is scenically located at the Eixendorf reservoir in the Schwarzachtal. As a "special museum of supra-regional importance" it shows the "crafts in the Upper Palatinate" and tries to …

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8

20.0 km

Steam Locomotive 064 355-1 Hillstett

Highlight • Monument

A short break at the Gasthaus Salzfriedl is always recommended.
Really tasty.

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9

20.0 km

Steam Locomotive 064 355-1 Hillstett

Highlight • Monument

The Oberpfälzer Handwerksmuseum in Rötz Hillstett is located near the Eixendorf reservoir in the upper Bavarian Forest in the Upper Palatinate. Various trades in simulated workshops show how craftsmen worked …

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10

21.3 km

Schwarzach Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

You should definitely see it.

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34.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.0 km

9.09 km

4.32 km

3.80 km

Surfaces

11.0 km

9.41 km

6.30 km

4.15 km

2.17 km

989 m

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

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