1000 Ponds Circular Trail – Plothen Ponds loop from Linda

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Vogtland

Saale-Orla-Kreis

Linda

1000 Ponds Circular Trail – Plothen Ponds loop from Linda

Moderate

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1000 Ponds Circular Trail – Plothen Ponds loop from Linda

03:06

12.0km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.95 km

Großer Ruß Pond (Plothen Ponds)

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"The Land of 1000 Ponds". The pond landscape with a size of approx. 75 km2 is located on a plateau of the Thuringian Slate Mountains. The center of the ponds …

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3.25 km

Little Hasenhöhe Pond

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In the land of 1000 ponds there are also 1000 things to discover... What a beautiful landscape.

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3.97 km

Viewpoint

5.29 km

1000 Ponds Circular Trail

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A beautiful circular route in a charming lake landscape.

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5.41 km

Hausteich Lake

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A walk around the Hausteich in the Land of a Thousand Ponds is worth a trip at any time of year

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5.49 km

Plothen Ponds

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wonderful pond landscape, unique to Thuringia
you can swim in some ponds (e.g. Hausteich)
very nice for bird watching

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5.95 km

New Pond

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A beautiful place where you can find peace and relaxation!

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6.39 km

Small Ponds Near the Youth Hostel

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Small pond next to the big one with the house on stilts. A youth hostel with beautiful outdoor facilities is right next to it.

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6.87 km

View of Hausteich (Plothen Ponds)

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Watch from minute 1.00

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8.42 km

Rudolph I

Lake

12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.10 km

2.14 km

1.54 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

3.92 km

3.70 km

2.82 km

1.19 km

272 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

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Comments

October 22, 2023,1000 Teiche Weg

This well-marked circuit is always interesting. Now many water birds can be seen resting at the ponds. The snack bar at the campsite was also still open.
The lap was a little longer, but Komoot only recorded from the stilt house.
👍

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September 8, 2023,1000-Teiche-Rundweg (Touringen Stempel 350, 351, 352) ☀️

The Plothen pond area is located in a nature reserve. If you're looking for peace and quiet, you'll find it here.
If you have the time and the mood, you can observe a diverse range of birds here.
The campsite is idyllically located in the forest between the ponds.
The first ponds, so-called “sky ponds” because they are only fed …

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June 9, 2024,1000-Teiche-Rundweg von Plothen

Today I'm in Plothen again, in the land of 1000 ponds. 💦👣The tour is one of my favorites. The paths are close to nature, many, many ponds... simply fantastic. (Don't forget mosquito repellent 🦟🦟☝️)

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March 23, 2026,1000 - Teiche - Rundweg Touringen Stempel 350 , 351 ,352 ♟️

The land of a thousand ponds was created 900 years ago. Over the centuries, over a thousand ponds emerged at times, and later, through merging, also larger bodies of water. On easily walkable, pond-adjacent paths with partly wild, primeval sections, you will get in touch with nature.

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August 25, 2024,Thüringen💚- 1000-Teiche-Rundweg

After our tour yesterday, we drove quickly to the "Land of 1000 Ponds" near Plothen to get some fresh air😉 before heading on towards Hanover.

We didn't see 1000 ponds there😉 (of the original 2000, "only" 600 are still there), but we did see some beautiful ponds with a rich variety of water birds😍. We also got to meet a …

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November 10, 2024,Plothen; 1000-Teiche-Rundweg (8,8km)

Hike around individual ponds in Plothen. You can park on Hausteichstrasse. There is a hiker's car park about 300m from the youth hostel (free of charge). The route mostly runs on the signposted "1000 Ponds Circular Trail" route. This leads along several ponds, past the "pirate playground", a place to stop for a snack, many bungalows and lots of nature. …

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