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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Eichicht Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Leutenberg

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Eichicht Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Leutenberg

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Eichicht Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Leutenberg

02:38

39.6km

590m

Cycling

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

Last updated: March 4, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.86 km for 82 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

7.46 km

Marienkirche Eichicht

Highlight • Religious Site

A chapel was mentioned for the first time in 1200 as a branch of the pilgrimage church of the Benedictine monastery of St. Jacob on the road over the Thuringian …

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2

8.69 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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10.5 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

4

11.4 km

Pumped Storage Power Plant Hohenwarte II

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With eight machine sets and an installed capacity of 320 megawatts (MW), the Hohenwarte II pumped storage plant is the largest hydropower plant on the Saale in Thuringia. It has …

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5

13.8 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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6

15.9 km

View of the Lake in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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7

16.9 km

View of the Saaleschleife

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8

16.9 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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9

25.7 km

View of the Saale Valley at Hohenwarte Reservoir

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Nice rest area. View in Saaletal. Right on the bike path.

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39.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.2 km

5.53 km

4.56 km

2.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.1 km

561 m

486 m

457 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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