Ködel Reservoir – View of the Ködeltalsperre Reservoir loop from Nordhalben

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Ködel Reservoir – View of the Ködeltalsperre Reservoir loop from Nordhalben

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Ködel Reservoir – View of the Ködeltalsperre Reservoir loop from Nordhalben

05:13

18.3km

420m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.20 km

Ködel Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

An impressive water reservoir located in beautiful tranquility

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2.75 km

Bench With a View of the Lake in Naturpark Frankenwald

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Nice view of the lake.
All benches are trashed, very creditable.

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11.0 km

Drinking Water Fountain at Talsperre Mauthaus

Highlight • Rest Area

What to say Water for the thirsty biker! Cool and delicious!

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11.0 km

Ködel Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Good paths around the lake

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11.1 km

Ködel Reservoir Water Intake Tower

Highlight • Monument

The Ködeltalsperre (dam Mauthaus) is the largest drinking water reservoir in Bavaria and is also called "Fjord of the Franconian Forest". The 11 km circuit around the dam is popular with hikers, cyclists and inline skaters.

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11.3 km

Mauthaus Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Here you can choose whether to walk left or right or do other activities.

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12.7 km

View of the Ködeltalsperre Reservoir

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Beautiful views around the dam.

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13.7 km

East Shore Path at Ködeltalsperre

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Beautiful views around the dam.

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18.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

628 m

363 m

231 m

176 m

Surfaces

8.58 km

7.58 km

1.62 km

206 m

189 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

3°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 15, 2021,Wanderung 15.08.2021 15:29

Nice hike around the Ködeltalsperre / Mauthausen. Magnificent views!

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April 27, 2025,Rundwanderung oberhalb der Ködeltalsperre

An easy tour, with one or two short climbs, beautiful views of the dam, and mostly away from cyclists and hikers on the paved circular path.
Normally, there's much more water in the dam.

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April 26, 2025,26.04.2025 Ködeltalsperre (Mauthaustalsperre)

Today, after two days of cold and rain, the sun is shining again... the last lap of the vacation.

The path around the dam is paved and absolutely moderately walkable/drivable.

Only the access is a bit steep, depending on your choice. However, alpine experience is required... 🤔🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️.

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December 29, 2024,Ködeltalsperre in frostig-fester Hand

Today I walked around the Ködeltal with my wife and my youngest. It was pleasantly frosty at -2°C, but a little 🌞 wouldn't have been bad either. Oh well... life isn't a dream concert 🤷🏼‍♂️

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March 17, 2024,Geocaching 🔍 Rund(e) um die Ködeltalsperre 🚶‍♂️🚶🚶‍♀️

Today there was supposed to be another tour in the local forests. We chose the Ködeltalsperre near Steinwiesen. There are two paths around the barrier. One for the hikers high above the water and one, asphalted, for everything that has wheels..... 😃.
We hiked on the lower route to indulge in our hobby. We were rewarded with many beautiful views.

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January 21, 2025,Ködeltalsperre 🥶💦❄️☀️

I didn't find it that interesting 🤭 very quiet, hardly a bird anywhere, 8 quiet cormorants on the bank but frosty 🥶 beautiful 🤗, very slippery in places, wonderful light today, you could enjoy it ☺️
Today I escaped 🤪 sometimes you shouldn't wait and just do it 🥳

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September 2, 2023,Wanderung Ködeltalsperre

Ködeltalsperre on the edge of the Slate Mountains on the Bavarian countryside 🏞 Visited a friend in Bad Lobenstein and decided to go for a hike. First we looked for lunch, which wasn't so easy, then we hiked. The weather meant well, 👍 great tour

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