Forebay of Windischleuba Dam – Fockendorf Reservoir loop from Windischleuba

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Forebay of Windischleuba Dam – Fockendorf Reservoir loop from Windischleuba

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Forebay of Windischleuba Dam – Fockendorf Reservoir loop from Windischleuba

04:08

16.0km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.37 km

Forebay of Windischleuba Dam

Highlight • Lake

A nice and relaxing place to take a break.

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2.02 km

Pähnitz Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

is on the pilgrimage route

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4.11 km

Rest Area Between Fockendorf and Pahnaer See

Highlight • Rest Area

at this point is also a bench seat

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4.58 km

Signpost on the Lutherweg and Jakobsweg

Highlight • Rest Area

Signpost for the Way of St. James and the Way of Luther

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9.24 km

Lake Pahna

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy the view. And read the information board about the woodpecker and possibly imitate the tapping with the scale.

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11.9 km

Windischleuba Reservoir

Highlight • Monument

The Windischleuba dam is accessible from both sides and is connected to the Fockendorf reservoir restaurant. The Pahna campsite is located not far through the forest.

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12.3 km

Fockendorf Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The Windischleuba dam dams the Pleiße between Fockendorf and Windischleuba in Thuringia in the Altenburger Land district and is approx. 40 km away from Leipzig. As an exception, it is …

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14.8 km

Bench with a view of the fields and river

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Original rest area - a little further down the pond there is version 2

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16.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.06 km

3.69 km

3.34 km

480 m

242 m

233 m

Surfaces

5.74 km

3.60 km

3.58 km

2.47 km

433 m

230 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

6°C

20 %

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Comments

July 27, 2025,Pahnaer See und Windischleuba

This tour had been on my list for a long time, and it was worth it. Beautiful forest paths, lush vegetation, plums until you're full, and a moated castle—what more could you want?

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April 21, 2025,Wanderung von Windischleuba zum See Pahna

Beautiful, varied tour without any particular challenges.

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February 3, 2024,Staumauer Windischleuba – Fockendorf nach Pahna Runde von Windischleuba

Today I was out and about in the Altenburg area, which I didn't really know yet.
Starting in Windischleuba, we went along the left side of the dam to the dam near Fockendorf. It's interesting how much the lake has silted up and therefore resembles more of a floodplain landscape.
We continued over to Pahnaer See and its campsite. A …

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September 9, 2023,Runde Fockendorf - Pahnaer See - Paehnitz - Staumauer Windischleuba

A nice trip, thanks to the greenery, the temperatures were also pleasant. There was no "spectacular landscape" but a lot of nature, certainly great in autumn! You could also go swimming along the route (Pahnaer See, as expected there is a lot going on at the campsite, but you would have found a place and also gastronomy, not overcrowded). In …

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