View of Kyffhäuser Monument – Kelbra Reservoir loop from Berga-Kelbra

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View of Kyffhäuser Monument – Kelbra Reservoir loop from Berga-Kelbra

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View of Kyffhäuser Monument – Kelbra Reservoir loop from Berga-Kelbra

02:58

46.6km

170m

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 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.5 km for 125 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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943 m

View of Kyffhäuser Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful cycle path

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6.92 km

Kelbra Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

It is beautiful at the reservoir all year round. It was once built for flood protection, now it is also used for tourism.

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7.17 km

Bird and Bat Protection Tower

Highlight • Monument

Here you can see the perfect secondary use as a bird and bat protection tower. Opposite there are closed caves for rare bats

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7.53 km

Birdwatching Shelter at Kelbra Reservoir

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From here you can observe the flora and fauna on the lake.

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7.68 km

Offroad Path in the Vogelschutzgebiet

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View from the castle hill towards the Kelbra reservoir

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8.18 km

Schloßberg-Solwiesen

Nature Reserve

8.70 km

Cycle path in the Kelbra-Berga nature reserve

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View of Berga

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8.93 km

Taternlinde at the Solquelle near Auleben

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Taternlinde tree near the Solquelle was formerly also called the Gypsy Linden tree, as the Gypsies were allowed to camp there for up to three days before they had …

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22.0 km

Scheunenhof Gravel Pond

Highlight • Lake

currently no bathing weather, but it is always nice here...especially in the evening

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46.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.8 km

11.0 km

7.93 km

4.78 km

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.1 km

7.08 km

4.54 km

2.13 km

588 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

17°C

9°C

34 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 26, 2024,2024_1026_Kraniche gucken am Kelbraer Meer

After the fog finally cleared this afternoon, we decided to go for a bike ride to the Kelbra reservoir and see how things had developed with the cranes. The closer we got to the reservoir, the denser the streams of visitors became, arriving by car, bike or on foot. It was also quite crowded on the dam itself; in our …

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August 27, 2025,Talsperre Kelbra – Strandbad am Stausee Kelbra Runde von Nordhausen

A beautiful and, above all, easy tour. Hardly any incline, almost as flat as in Holland.
On the way to Kelbra, the landscape is very beautiful and varied, especially around the lake. On the way back, the landscape is somewhat less varied.
However, the paths are all very well-maintained.

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March 20, 2022,Fahrradtour Nordhausen-Heringen/Helme-Talsperre Kelbra-Görsbach-Nordhausen

The tour was a bit boring at the beginning because it only went on side roads or the bike path only went next to the roads. But after that everything was great. The landscape is beautiful here.

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August 5, 2024,2024_0805_noch mal raus in die Goldene Aue

Just another walk through the Goldene Aue after work. The fields have been mostly harvested, the hops are doing really well, there are still a lot of young birds at the reservoir. A lot of water is being released from the Helmestausee, as the heavy rainfall of the last week caused the water levels to rise quite a bit. The …

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September 29, 2024,2024_0929_eine Runde um das Kelbraer Meer

The cranes are here, we've heard them over the last few days when they flew to the reservoir here. So we got on our bikes and headed towards the reservoir, but in Auleben we were stopped by a sign from the Rüxlebener Hof, which said that they serve coffee and homemade cakes. We quickly checked our finances and yes, that's …

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October 9, 2021,Fahrradtour 09.10.2021Kranichtour

Our 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ from Nordhausen to the Kelbra reservoir, where thousands of cranes take a break every year, but unfortunately there weren't any to be seen then we drove to the Solquelle near Auleben, it was a nice tour all round

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March 8, 2025,2025_0308_Anradeln um das Meer der Goldenen Aue

Sun and temperatures of around 16 degrees Celsius prompted us to get our bikes out of winter storage today and just start cycling. Before Hamma we turned off the cycle path to get to the village, motocross bikes were roaring on the "Am Weinberg" motorsport site, people were working on their green spaces and gardens all over the village and …

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October 24, 2022,24.10.2022 Kranichtour zum Stausee Kelbra

There were a lot of cranes to be seen resting here at the reservoir and the surrounding area.

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