Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of the Frauenau Reservoir loop from Frauenau

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of the Frauenau Reservoir loop from Frauenau

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Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir – View of the Frauenau Reservoir loop from Frauenau

01:13

16.6km

280m

Cycling

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

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.03 km for 194 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.77 km

Water Intake Tower at Frauenau Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

6.76 km

Waterfall in Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Highlight • Waterfall

There are many great hiking and biking opportunities around the Frauenau drinking water dam 👌 everyone gets their money's worth here 👍 This place is 100% worth a visit 😉

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9.01 km

Frauenau Drinking Water Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

This is where the drinking water for the Deggendorf region comes from - and the path around the artificial lake is a beautiful, relaxed MTB route for connoisseurs.

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9.48 km

Vorsperre-Hirschbach

Lake

11.8 km

View of the Frauenau Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

The drinking water dam in Frauenau is always worth a visit 👌 There are a lot of great hiking and biking trails all around. 100% recommendation 👍

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12.1 km

View of the Trinkwassertalsperre (drinking water reservoir) in the Bavarian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Lake

beautiful view of the dam all the way to the back

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12.2 km

Forest trail with a view of the reservoir

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

13.9 km

Oberfrauenau Meadow

Highlight • Natural

There are many sights and great trails for hiking and biking around Oberfrauenau 👌 everyone gets their money's worth here 👍 This place is 100% worth a visit

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14.6 km

Oberfrauenau Estate

Highlight • Settlement

Super beautiful area, I'll come back without question ☺️ There are numerous opportunities for hiking and biking here 😉

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16.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.08 km

4.96 km

1.37 km

860 m

293 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

2.87 km

1.57 km

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

6°C

95 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

August 24, 2023,Handbike-Testrunde um die Talsperre

My manual handbike is rather unsuitable for most tours in the Bavarian Forest, as my arms will fall off at some point when pedaling on the numerous inclines🥵 Actually, the bike would be much better suited to forest paths than my Proactiv recumbent bike because of its maneuverability and greater ground clearance. In order to remedy this, I have now …

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September 2, 2022,Handbike-Tour rund um die Trinkwassertalsperre Frauenau

Once around the drinking water dam with as little incline as possible. The path is car-free, but only paved on the north side of the dam and on the dam crest, otherwise gravel. If you drive in the opposite direction at the end of the dam, it is quite a steep section on an asphalt road. Refreshments in Frauenau.

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