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Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

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Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

05:19

105km

1,560m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.8 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.30 km

Ilsenhöhle

Cave Entrance

26.0 km

View of Schloss Eichicht

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Eichicht Castle, a medieval castle and palace complex, elevated on a mountain spur near the mouth of the Loquitz into the Saale. Today privately owned.

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36.3 km

Ascent to Pippelsdorf and Königsthal

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The very well-built narrow street with little traffic connects small villages and leads with 5-7% comfortably through an idyllic forest area uphill.

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56.5 km

Rotstern Chocolate Factory Saalfeld

Highlight • Monument

Saalfelder Neumühle - acquired by the Mauxion brothers in 1901 and expanded into a chocolate factory. From 1948 VEB Mauxion Schokoladefabrik, later renamed VEB Rotstern Schokoladenwerk due to trademark disputes. …

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56.9 km

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

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the plank wall is a special geological area natural monument up to 100 m high.

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65.2 km

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

Highlight • Monument

Located directly on the Saale cycle path or on the Baltic Sea-Upper Bavaria cycle path / well-paved (road bike-compatible) cycle path along the dam.
The final structure of the Saale …

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67.0 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

69.6 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The Hohenwartestausee - and thus also this dam - belongs to the hall cascade, which consists of a total of five barrages. This is the fourth largest in Germany and is mainly used for energy production.

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70.0 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The section winds along the Hohenwarte reservoir with great views over various bays. Especially at sunrise, with light fog over the water, recommended or in autumn with colorful foliage as a backdrop.

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89.5 km

Linkenmühle Ferry

Highlight • Structure

Always fun to take the ferry, although a bridge wouldn't be bad either. The restaurant is also recommended.

Please note current ferry times:
kombus-online.eu/angebote/Faehre/Faehre_Zeiten

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105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.8 km

23.0 km

4.89 km

4.48 km

3.19 km

365 m

168 m

Surfaces

99.5 km

3.66 km

812 m

447 m

265 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 21 May

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Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Oppurg

View of Schloss Eichicht

Ascent to Pippelsdorf and Königsthal

Rotstern Chocolate Factory Saalfeld

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

Hohenwarte Dam

Hohenwarte Dam

Linkenmühle Ferry

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