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Plothen Ponds – 1000 Ponds Circular Trail loop from Plothen

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Plothen Ponds – 1000 Ponds Circular Trail loop from Plothen

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Plothen Ponds – 1000 Ponds Circular Trail loop from Plothen

03:04

11.9km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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323 m

Plothen Ponds

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wonderful pond landscape, unique to Thuringia
you can swim in some ponds (e.g. Hausteich)
very nice for bird watching

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511 m

Hausteich

Lake

782 m

New Pond

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A beautiful place where you can find peace and relaxation!

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1.22 km

Small Ponds Near the Youth Hostel

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Small pond next to the big one with the house on stilts. A youth hostel with beautiful outdoor facilities is right next to it.

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1.70 km

View of Hausteich (Plothen Ponds)

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Watch from minute 1.00

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3.51 km

Goche Pond

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It's worth keeping your eyes open and exploring the area.

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5.71 km

Little Hasenhöhe Pond

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In the land of 1000 ponds there are also 1000 things to discover... What a beautiful landscape.

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6.26 km

Dörringen-Teich

Lake

10.4 km

Prince's Pond

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With adjacent campsite

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11.6 km

1000 Ponds Circular Trail

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A beautiful circular route in a charming lake landscape.

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11.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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7.75 km

2.25 km

1.59 km

231 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

4.71 km

974 m

878 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 25 June

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17°C

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May 9, 2024,🇩🇪 Plothener Teiche – 1000-Teiche-Rundweg

Our Men's Day Round 2024.
The Plothen Ponds are an idyllic pond area and in spring/early summer the fresh green together with the blue sky looks particularly beautiful.

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October 26, 2024,Im Land der „1.000-Teiche" Plothen

The booklet with the hiking map "Plothener Teiche" (by @Geli) has been on the shelf for far too long. Today I took advantage of the last day of summer time 🌞 and started the project. I found the hiking route as a suggestion on Komoot. It is a very quiet area, well suited for hiking and cycling 🚶‍♂️🚴‍♂️.

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September 15, 2024,Runde von Plothen Land der 1000 Teiche

Today we fled to Thuringia to escape the rain. What can I say, it worked. 😎 The land of 1000 ponds is made for nature and waterfowl lovers. Simply wonderful nature. Food, as so often, from the backpack 🖖

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March 27, 2024,Ornithologischer Ausflug zu den Tausend Teichen um Plothen 🙂

A day of vacation and a trip to the water. 😉
A special experience.
Nature in harmony with the impending rush of people.
So we were able to watch the birds in peace today.
Everything was captured with binoculars and a telephoto lens.
A great day for everyone.....☝🏼😃

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May 16, 2023,Land der 1000Teiche-Runde von Plothen 🦢🦆🕊🦅🐸🪶

Today, for a change, put on your hiking boots and drove to the starting point of the hike in Plothen. From here we first went to the house pond with the well-known natural monument "Pafahlhaus". We continued to the other well-known ponds in the Plothner pond area. During the week you can see a lot of waterfowl on the ponds. …

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September 7, 2025,Im Land der 1000 Teiche

The pond landscape, covering approximately 75 km², lies on a plateau in the Thuringian Slate Mountains.

The center of the ponds is located between the villages of Plothen, Dreba, Knau, Bucha, Volkmannsdorf, and Schöndorf. This area can be reached via the A9 Berlin-Munich motorway via the Triptis, Dittersdorf, or Schleiz exits.

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March 28, 2023,Plothener - Teiche - Wanderung

Enjoying the nice weather in March.
I've been here several times in the past and I'm always drawn to the unique pond landscape.
Plothener pond area, also called "land of a thousand ponds", was created 900 years ago by Benedictine monks. The tradition of fish farming, which was shaped by the monks, continues to this day. It's not 1000 ponds, …

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June 11, 2022,Plothener Teiche

In and of itself it was a very nice round, personally I would wish for more seating.... The first 200 m were about 10 benches and then only after 9 km again 😔

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Plothen Ponds – 1000 Ponds Circular Trail loop from Plothen

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Small Ponds Near the Youth Hostel

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