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Saxony
Vogtland
Saale-Orla-Kreis
Wurzbach

Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

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Road cycling routes
Germany
Saxony
Vogtland
Saale-Orla-Kreis
Wurzbach

Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

Hard

5.0

(1)

17

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Hohenwarte Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

04:10

90.2km

970m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.6 km for 158 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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27.0 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

2

29.6 km

Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

The Hohenwartestausee - and thus also this dam - belongs to the hall cascade, which consists of a total of five barrages. This is the fourth largest in Germany and is mainly used for energy production.

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29.9 km

Hohenwarte Dam

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This 75 meter high and 412 meter long dam was built between 1936 and 1942. This required 250 people to give up their homes - an entire village was flooded …

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32.2 km

Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Power Plant

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View of the Hohenwarte II pumped storage power plant built between 1956 and 1963, the youngest of the 8 power plants in the Saale Cascade. The Eichicht dam serves as …

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34.1 km

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

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Located directly on the Saale cycle path or on the Baltic Sea-Upper Bavaria cycle path / well-paved (road bike-compatible) cycle path along the dam.
The final structure of the Saale …

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36.8 km

View of Schloss Eichicht

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View of Eichicht Castle, a medieval castle and palace complex, elevated on a mountain spur near the mouth of the Loquitz into the Saale. Today privately owned.

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63.8 km

Spechtsbrunn Nature Park Information Center with snacks

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At the so-called Kalten Küche, the provincial road L1150 coming from Gräfenthal meets with the L2659 from Steinbach am Wald and the L1152 from Markt Tettau. From ancient times this …

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81.5 km

Slate architecture in Lehesten

Highlight • Historical Site

Perfect tarmac. Things are going well here—at least downhill ;)

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89.5 km

Colorful Transformer Tower Wurzbach

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The Leipzig artist Michael Fischer-Art designed the old transformer tower. The idea for this came from Kunsthaus Müller, who run a gallery right next to the tower. The project was …

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90.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.4 km

35.1 km

10.7 km

4.83 km

3.11 km

149 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

88.7 km

740 m

403 m

313 m

< 100 m

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Friday 9 October

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6°C

71 %

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