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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Luisenthal

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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Luisenthal

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4.7

(106)

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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Luisenthal

02:28

34.6km

620m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.47 km

Ohratalsperre

Highlight • Lake

Great view of the Ohratalsperre

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8.03 km

Vorsperre Kerngrund

Lake

9.61 km

View of the Ohra Dam from the bench

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Here you have a beautiful view of the dam wall.

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10.3 km

View of the Ohra Reservoir with a bench

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There is a beautiful view from here.

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11.9 km

Vorsperre Silbergrund

Lake

12.3 km

Gerastollen Water Tunnel

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A beautiful photo opportunity.

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18.2 km

Oberhof is known as a German winter sports center. The sports of biathlon, luge or bobsleigh, cross-country skiing and the Nordic combination are particularly popular here. The city lives from tourism (Wikipedia).

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31.7 km

Ohratal Dam

Highlight • Lake

Very interesting, thanks Pjotre for your tip

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32.0 km

View of Ohratalsperre from the dam

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A magnificent building. A must-see.

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32.0 km

Ohra Reservoir

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The Ohratalsperre was built between 1960 and 1966 and today supplies over 400,000 residents with drinking water and generates 400 KW of electricity through hydropower.
There is a circular hiking …

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34.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.8 km

5.85 km

2.11 km

856 m

Surfaces

28.4 km

3.16 km

2.46 km

519 m

137 m

Elevation

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Highest point (870 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

34°C

22°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

October 1, 2023,Runde um die Ohratalsperre mit Abstecher nach Oberhof

A nice tour through home, Thuringia.

At the beginning the GPS didn't really have me on the radar 😂, so I went cross-country every now and then. A nice tour around the Ohra Dam and to Oberhof in beautiful weather 😊

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May 20, 2024,Zella-Mehlis zur Ohrtalsperre umfahren und zurück

beautiful tour through Thuringia and over the Rennsteig

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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Luisenthal

Ohratalsperre

View of the Ohra Dam from the bench

View of the Ohra Reservoir with a bench

Gerastollen Water Tunnel

Oberhof Winter Sports Center

Ohratal Dam

View of Ohratalsperre from the dam

Ohra Reservoir

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