Fürstenteich with swans – Plothen Ponds loop from Plothen

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Fürstenteich with swans – Plothen Ponds loop from Plothen

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Fürstenteich with swans – Plothen Ponds loop from Plothen

02:14

32.1km

210m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.82 km

Fürstenteich with swans

Highlight • Lake

Take your time to enjoy the whole area.

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2.14 km

Fürstenteich

Lake

4.74 km

Roter Hielteich 3

Lake

16.2 km

Plothen Ponds

Highlight • Lake

renatured clarifiers of the SZM S110 Quaschwitz (heimatfreunde-neustadt-orla.de/neustadt- Umgebung/item/046-veb-schweinezucht-und-mast.html#10)
and now the bird sanctuary in the NSG "Dreba-Plothener pond area"
naturerbe.nabu.de/schutzgebietssteckbriefe/Plothener_Teiche.pdf

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20.6 km

Finkenmühle Hamlet and Ponds

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The hamlet of Finkenmühle consists of the four-sided farm Finkenmühle and the so-called Hübelhaus, it is located about two kilometers north of Volkmannsdorf and can be reached from there via …

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24.7 km

Birdwatching at the Teichgebiet in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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Here you can find out interesting facts about geese and ducks in the pond area.

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24.8 km

Stilt House on Hausteich (Touringen Stamp Point No. 352)

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This house on the pond is a very nice museum. Also suitable for children. Take a look.

Open from April to October on Sundays and public holidays from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., in October also on Saturdays.

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25.9 km

View of Hausteich (Plothen Ponds)

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29.2 km

Northern Crested Newt Sculpture

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There are many display boards with interesting information along the Plothen ponds. There is also a wooden sculpture here.

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32.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

9.69 km

3.41 km

639 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.3 km

10.1 km

8.29 km

427 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

4°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

August 6, 2022,Fahrradtour durch das "Land der Tausend Teiche"

We spent this weekend in the "Land of a Thousand Ponds". The starting point of our bike tour is the small campsite Plothener Teiche, which is highly recommended.
Our tour takes us past many ponds, through forest and beautiful views. Very idyllic and relaxing.
land-der-tausend-teiche.de

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September 29, 2026,Roter Hielteich II – Plothener Teiche Runde von Linda

Monks created the first ponds in the Middle Ages because they could breed fish here to satisfy the high demand for food due to the numerous fasting days. Over time, many smaller ponds were merged into larger ones. Today, the largest pond is the Hausteich with an area of 28 hectares.
– Pond systems like the Plothener Teiche are a …

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