Carlsfeld Reservoir (Wilzsch Reservoir) – Blauenthal Waterfall loop from Eibenstock

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Carlsfeld Reservoir (Wilzsch Reservoir) – Blauenthal Waterfall loop from Eibenstock

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Carlsfeld Reservoir (Wilzsch Reservoir) – Blauenthal Waterfall loop from Eibenstock

04:09

35.5km

890m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Großer Kranichsee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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10.0 km

Boundary Stones in Carlsfeld

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In place of the dam there was a ridge settlement. The boundary stones were found during the renovation of the dam wall. An information board explains the symbols shown.

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10.2 km

Carlsfeld Reservoir (Wilzsch Reservoir)

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In the small open-air exhibition you can see a real water slide, an average model of the dam wall and interesting display boards. The models are on the east side, more display boards on the west side of the dam.

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10.8 km

View of Carlsfeld Reservoir

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the silent Carlsfeld dam, the highest in Saxony.

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12.5 km

Kleiner See

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15.2 km

View of Carlsfeld Reservoir

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Definitely worth seeing

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21.6 km

Radar stations on the Auersberg

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Already from the Fichtelberg, the Keilberg or the Plattenberg in Czech you can recognize a large white block as the most striking object on the Auersberg. The radar station was …

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21.8 km

Auersberg Summit and Observation Tower

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There is a small playground for children and for the grown-ups who don't want to rest in the restaurant, there are many nice, partly covered seating areas. If you don't …

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31.3 km

Blauenthal Waterfall

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The highest waterfall in Saxony is man-made, but you can't tell by looking at it.

"After the First World War, the owner of the Toellische paper factory had a new …

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35.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

5.06 km

3.94 km

1.32 km

971 m

399 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

4.55 km

4.50 km

4.34 km

3.35 km

455 m

353 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,010 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

4°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

September 20, 2025,30. Drei-Talsperren-Marathon 2025

At the beginning, it was a leisurely 1 km downhill and then all uphill until km 7 or 8. That was pretty tough. Then it was a steep descent to Carlsfeld, before another steep climb. From then on, it was a leisurely undulating run until almost halfway. Now came another tough climb. From then on, it was almost all downhill. …

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