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Landkreis Sonneberg

Goldisthal

View of Vogelinsel – View of Goldisthal loop from Wurzelbergfarmde

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Landkreis Sonneberg

Goldisthal

View of Vogelinsel – View of Goldisthal loop from Wurzelbergfarmde

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View of Vogelinsel – View of Goldisthal loop from Wurzelbergfarmde

05:04

16.4km

540m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Parking

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40 m

Oberbecken Viewpoint (PSW Goldisthal)

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There is a visitor parking lot in the lower area of the dam. From here a paved path leads to the top of the dam with a great view.

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1.06 km

Goldisthal Upper Reservoir

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The Great Wall of China is longer, but not bigger.

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6.53 km

Pre-dam of the Goldisthal dam

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Beautifully embedded in the landscape, a feast for the eyes.

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6.62 km

View from the Gräftiegel dam's upstream reservoir

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from here you get to the good trails .....

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8.82 km

View of Vogelinsel

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When the water level is sufficiently low, several island-like accumulations of material can be seen near the shore in the lower basin of the pumped storage plant.

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10.9 km

View of the lower reservoir of the Goldisthal pumped-storage power plant

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Nice view of the lower dam 😊🙏🦊

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11.3 km

View of the Goldisthal Lower Reservoir Dam

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Very nice view. 😊🙏

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11.8 km

View of Goldisthal

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The place is in the upper Schwarzatal deeply cut in the Thuringian Slate Mountains. Goldisthal is located on the northern border of the district of Sonneberg and is the only …

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16.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

2.50 km

1.63 km

643 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.61 km

6.01 km

1.46 km

135 m

132 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

13°C

8°C

84 %

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View of Vogelinsel – View of Goldisthal loop from Wurzelbergfarmde

Oberbecken Viewpoint (PSW Goldisthal)

Goldisthal Upper Reservoir

Pre-dam of the Goldisthal dam

View from the Gräftiegel dam's upstream reservoir

View of Vogelinsel

View of the lower reservoir of the Goldisthal pumped-storage power plant

View of the Goldisthal Lower Reservoir Dam

View of Goldisthal

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