The Saale River in Ziegenrück – Linkenmühle Ferry loop from Wilhelmsdorf

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The Saale River in Ziegenrück – Linkenmühle Ferry loop from Wilhelmsdorf

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The Saale River in Ziegenrück – Linkenmühle Ferry loop from Wilhelmsdorf

03:48

53.0km

1,020m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 30, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a ferry crossing

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After 18.9 km for 374 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.78 km

Viewpoint

13.5 km

The Saale River in Ziegenrück

Highlight • River

Once a vacationer stronghold, in GDR times. Not so anymore. A beautiful place located in the valley. The Saale flows through the middle

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13.6 km

Saale Weir, Ziegenrück

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Many relaxing benches and picnic areas are located here on the edge of the weir.

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18.9 km

Linkenmühle Ferry

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Not only cars, of course, but also for cyclists on the Saale Cycle Path.
More information: kombus-online.eu/angebote/Faehre/faehrzeiten

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20.3 km

View of the Saale River

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A wonderful view of the Saale River is always there. 😄

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34.1 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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34.1 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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40.0 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

41.7 km

Eichicht Dam

Highlight • Monument

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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53.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.8 km

10.7 km

2.17 km

374 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.3 km

2.98 km

1.06 km

374 m

218 m

199 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

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Comments

July 6, 2024,🚲🎣 🐐Hohenwarte-Ziegenrück🐐, 6.07.24

Today we took the train to Kaulsdorf again, the forest growth in this area is really so crazy, but I haven't been there for a year and I'm really amazed at how many trees are growing back. I just set off without planning beforehand, unfortunately the nice weather ended in Ziegenrück and half the tour took place in the ☔️ …

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July 16, 2025,Teilumrundung der Hohenwarte Talsperre

Today's bike tour was planned a little differently.
It was supposed to take us to Ziegenrück. The weather wasn't cooperating.
At the Portenschmiede campsite, we had to shelter for over an hour, so we had to re-plan a bit.
We took the Linkenmühle mill ferry to return to the dam via Altenbeuthen. Despite the April weather, it was a great …

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July 12, 2024,Saaleradweg-Etappe4:Von Ziegenrück nach Saalfeld/Saale

So today is stage 4 with the most elevation gain. About 90% on asphalt, it's going well. On the way up to Hohenwarte, the storm that I managed to avoid over the last few days caught me and within 2 minutes it went from grey to "it's pouring down". 20 minutes later I could carry on. The descent to Hohenwarte …

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May 29, 2023,Saaleradweg - Ziegenrück - Saalfeld

In Saalfeld we got lost just before the train station. Just had to go straight on to the train station.

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June 1, 2023,Neumannshof nach Hohenwartestausee und zurück

As always a top tour. It's very tedious at the beginning of Neumannshof and after the Lothramühle uphill, but in the end you've done something for your health physically and mentally.

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