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Eger Reservoir – Weller Valley (Eger Valley) loop from Hendelhammer

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Upper Franconia

Eger Reservoir – Weller Valley (Eger Valley) loop from Hendelhammer

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Eger Reservoir – Weller Valley (Eger Valley) loop from Hendelhammer

03:47

14.3km

130m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Naturpark Fichtelgebirge

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4.70 km

Hirschsprung Canal

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Here, the water is routed to the Hirschsprung power plant.

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5.02 km

Pond at the Hirschsprung Canal

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A small pond on the Hirschsprung Canal. Having a picnic here in peace and quiet and enjoying the idyll, that's something.

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7.96 km

Eger Reservoir

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A well-developed hiking trail leads around the idyllic reservoir.

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8.05 km

Weller Valley (Eger Valley)

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Okay as a walker. Very beautiful landscape. However, the Kaiserweg is shared with mountain bikers and sometimes even with cars! Rather too undemanding for an experienced hiker. Open your eyes, …

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9.04 km

Hirschsprung Hydropower Plant

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The power station was built in 1921 by the Munich engineer dr. Eugen Sapper built. The water of the Eger is derived three kilometers above the work at Leupoldshammer, flows …

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9.60 km

Sulfur Rock

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The sulfur rock is also often confused with the Hirschsprung. This lies but in the direction of the sulfur rock slightly further to the left.

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12.6 km

Eger Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Nice, quiet hike by the river.

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13.0 km

Egertal Lake

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Here is pure nature. Should be seen. The paths are natural and easy to walk on.

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14.3 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.77 km

3.02 km

1.54 km

Surfaces

9.26 km

3.03 km

1.26 km

498 m

279 m

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

19°C

11°C

23 %

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Comments

September 30, 2023,Wanderung durchs Egertal bei Neuhaus

Beautiful hike through the Egertal nature reserve.
Especially in the northern part there are always picturesque views of the river, the lake-like sections or the rock formations.
Behind this, the forest opens up into an open meadow landscape.
Turning point at Hendelhammer. South of the Eger it goes more into the forest, you don't see the Eger as often anymore. …

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January 30, 2022,Egertal ist auch bei Trüben Wetter sehenswert!

Well....unfortunately we didn't have any more snow, but even in cloudy weather it's always worth a hike!!!

We'll try again in spring, because the different seasons are a must on the Eger!

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March 29, 2022,Tour durch das Egertal

The tour went from Schwarzhammer along the Eger. When everything blooms here, it's probably even more beautiful. 👍 The story here is strongly connected to a Saxon Christoph Weller. He brought industrialization to the valley here. This happened as early as 1680-1683. The hydroelectric power plants Hirschsprung, Neuhaus and Leupoldshammer have been supplying electricity since the beginning of the 20th …

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June 16, 2024,Selb 🅿️ 🏡 Gut Blumenthal: Rund um die Eger 💦 🌳 🪨

Today we went on a hike that we had been planning for a long time. We hiked along the Eger near the Czech border near Selb. It was very beautiful at first, right next to the river and the reservoir, and there were lots of walkers, hikers and, above all, cyclists. The way back went along the other side, back …

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May 20, 2023,Romantisches Egertal – Egerstausee Runde von Neuhaus an der Eger

A very nice round. We can highly recommend it.

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September 29, 2024,Egertal Hike

From the Upper Palatinate we went to the Upper Franconian-Czech border region on the Eger.
The river, which later flows into the Elbe, rises in the Fichtel Mountains and we checked on things today just before it flows into the Czech Republic in the Eger Valley near Neuhaus. It was a really beautiful hike to the right and left of …

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March 25, 2025,B09 - Durch das romantische Egertal

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Neuhaus a.d.Eger - Wellerthal - Leupoldshammer - Blumenthal - Neuhaus a.d.Eger

From the parking lot at Café Egerstau, turn left and after a few meters you will reach the Franconian Mountain Trail. The trail leads right along the forest to a bridge over the Eger River and then turns left. From here, follow the Eger upstream, enjoying the romantic …

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August 29, 2025,Franken-Runde: Entlang der Eger bei Neuhaus mit Egerstausee, Runde ab Haltestelle Silberbach

Today, on my way back from the Bavarian Forest, I wanted to do this tour, which I had seen and logged here on Komoot some time ago. And I wasn't disappointed!

Just in time for the start of the tour, the rain stopped and the sun came out. The loop leads through the Eger Valley, through pure nature. The previous …

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Eger Reservoir – Weller Valley (Eger Valley) loop from Hendelhammer

Hirschsprung Canal

Pond at the Hirschsprung Canal

Eger Reservoir

Weller Valley (Eger Valley)

Hirschsprung Hydropower Plant

Sulfur Rock

Eger Reservoir

Egertal Lake

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