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Thuringia
Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Kaulsdorf

Eichicht Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Kaulsdorf

Eichicht Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

Moderate

3.9

(10)

74

riders

Eichicht Dam – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Kaulsdorf (Saale)

01:50

27.1km

380m

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: May 25, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

893 m

Marienkirche Eichicht

Highlight • Religious Site

A chapel was mentioned for the first time in 1200 as a branch of the pilgrimage church of the Benedictine monastery of St. Jacob on the road over the Thuringian …

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2

2.13 km

Eichicht Dam

Highlight • Monument

From the Eichicht dam you have a fantastic view of the Saale, which is dammed here. The dam itself is the final structure of the Saale cascade in the Obere Saale dam system.

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3.96 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

4

6.67 km

Hohenwarte Dam

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This 75 meter high and 412 meter long dam was built between 1936 and 1942. This required 250 people to give up their homes - an entire village was flooded …

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5

6.83 km

Passenger shipping Hohenwarte

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An inviting rest stop not only before and after the boat trip but also for cyclists. 😄

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6

9.85 km

View of the Saaleschleife

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7

9.85 km

From here you have a great view of the Preßwitzer Spitze vantage point opposite. A great sight dominated by the colors green and blue.

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19.0 km

9

22.8 km

With eight machine sets and an installed capacity of 320 megawatts (MW), the Hohenwarte II pumped storage plant is the largest hydropower plant on the Saale in Thuringia. It has …

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27.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

6.00 km

5.65 km

509 m

168 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

1.47 km

1.34 km

570 m

485 m

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Lowest point (230 m)

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Sunday 21 June

27°C

17°C

60 %

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