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Lichtenberg/Erzgebirge

Lichtenberg Dam – Bench With View of the Dam loop from Lichtenberg, Seniorenheim

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Germany

Saxony

Mittelsachsen

Lichtenberg/Erzgebirge

Lichtenberg Dam – Bench With View of the Dam loop from Lichtenberg, Seniorenheim

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Lichtenberg Dam – Bench With View of the Dam loop from Lichtenberg, Seniorenheim

02:35

9.46km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 9, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

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507 m

Lichtenberg Dam

Highlight • Lake

Monument: of regional historical significance commemorating the construction of the Lichtenberg Dam. "Built by VEB Spezialkombinat Wasserbau, Betriebstalsperrenbau Weimar, Oberbauleitung Erzgebirge, 1967–1973"

Ring piston valve: circa 1970; of technical-historical significance. Bopp und Reuther GmbH, nominal diameter 1000/900 mm, mass: 7.1 t, maximum flow rate 10,000 liters per hour, function: control valve in the dam's bottom outlet for flood control or as a pipeline valve, operation: manual, quick-release mechanism by weight.

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757 m

Pflüger Wald Parking Area

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Free, large parking lot with ample space, including for campervans.

Just below the parking lot is a restaurant for a snack before or after your hike.

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778 m

Benches with a view of Lichtenberg

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Here you can rest well, there is a bench and you have a great view of Lichtenberg.

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3.21 km

Johann Reinhard Bernhard Memorial

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In memory of an oil mill owner who was run over by his own wagon.

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3.21 km

Shelter at Buschtellenweg and Rammel Memorial Stone

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Shelter in case the bad weather surprises you

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3.51 km

Lichtenberg Reservoir Nature Trail

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Signs along the way explain life in and around the forest in a simple way.

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3.70 km

Bench With View of the Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.38 km

Vorbecken Dittersbach I

Lake

4.76 km

Vorsperre Dittersbach

Lake

8.16 km

Reservoir Shoreline at Low Water

Highlight • Lake

The dam carries little water

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9.46 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.63 km

1.15 km

310 m

250 m

129 m

Surfaces

5.35 km

1.66 km

1.21 km

897 m

218 m

124 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Lichtenberg Dam – Bench With View of the Dam loop from Lichtenberg, Seniorenheim

Lichtenberg Dam

Pflüger Wald Parking Area

Benches with a view of Lichtenberg

Johann Reinhard Bernhard Memorial

Shelter at Buschtellenweg and Rammel Memorial Stone

Lichtenberg Reservoir Nature Trail

Bench With View of the Dam

Reservoir Shoreline at Low Water

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