Pöhl Dam – Pöhl Reservoir in Saxony loop from Jößnitz

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Pöhl Dam – Pöhl Reservoir in Saxony loop from Jößnitz

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Pöhl Dam – Pöhl Reservoir in Saxony loop from Jößnitz

02:03

27.9km

410m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.91 km for 130 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.62 km

Blutiger Schreiber Covered Bridge

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here you can cross the white Elster

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5.24 km

Panorama Beach at Pöhl Reservoir

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Beautiful bathing beach on the circular hiking trail around the Pöhl dam. Everything is new and beautifully maintained. Invites you to swim, sit, watch or have a picnic.

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5.93 km

Pöhl Reservoir

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A wonderful quiet place with beautiful surroundings

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6.62 km

Pöhl Dam

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The dam of the Pöhl dam is a curved concrete dam. The dam was built from 1958 to 1964 near Jocketa (today part of the municipality of Pöhl) in the …

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16.9 km

Thoßfell Forebay

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From here you have a great view of the motorway bridge, unfortunately there are quite steep steps, so the bike has to be carried.

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17.6 km

Pedestrian Bridge at Vorsperre Neuensalz

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Actually cheating on the circuit, but nobody needs to know :)

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17.7 km

Altensalz Forebay

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20.1 km

Hundestrand

Beach

22.0 km

Pöhl Reservoir in Saxony

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This part up to the dragon boat jetty is more of a hiking trail than normal bikes. Maybe something for mountain bikers!

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27.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

5.73 km

4.62 km

1.93 km

1.71 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.7 km

4.98 km

3.40 km

1.04 km

357 m

320 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

5°C

65 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

June 21, 2022,Holzbrücke über die Elster – Talsperre Pöhl Runde von Jößnitz

It was a nice follow-up tour. Komooth just navigated me further at my entry point, which was great

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July 25, 2022,Talsperre Pöhl 🚵‍♂️🏊🧜

@Deleted User yes, I was ☺️ it only took me 5 minutes to get in at a water temperature of 24° 🤣🤣🤣

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September 9, 2025,Geländeritt um die Pöhl

Currently the water level is so low that you could walk all around the shore line 🤔😉

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August 7, 2022,Radtour um die Talsperre Pöhl...🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🌞😎🤣

With the best bike tour weather, we went to the Pöhl dam today. Highly recommended as a bike or hiking tour.
There are plenty of places to eat or drink on the tour. Here around the dam there are many campsites with many guests. The many beaches invite you to linger and swim. Then we found a flea market on …

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March 20, 2025,Talsperrenrundweg an der Pöhl mit dem MTB

Completed the dam loop on my mountain bike. The trails were very muddy and wet. The goal was just to do it by bike. Said and done, and checked off ☑️ From the pre-dam near Thoßfell, the path towards the dam wall becomes easier again. Many people won't do this tour by bike, but it's nice and quiet 😊

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