Rauschenbach Reservoir – Rauschenbach Dam loop from Olbernhau-Grünthal

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Rauschenbach Reservoir – Rauschenbach Dam loop from Olbernhau-Grünthal

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Rauschenbach Reservoir – Rauschenbach Dam loop from Olbernhau-Grünthal

05:44

66.2km

1,400m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 39.8 km for 316 m

Dismount required: • October-March (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.91 km

Viewpoint

20.2 km

Schwartenberg Summit and Schwartenberg Hut

Highlight • Summit

The Schwartenberg is 789 meters high and, due to its exposed location, offers a wonderful all-round view of the Ore Mountains in clear weather. The driveway from Neuhausen is very …

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25.7 km

Buschecke

Viewpoint

29.9 km

Rauschenbach Reservoir

Highlight • Monument

Accessible dam. Unfortunately, there is no beautiful circular hiking trail around the dam. Unless you like walking the streets.

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29.9 km

Rauschenbach Dam

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

You can cycle or walk along the dam.

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30.9 km

BLOCKLINE - Milestones Cämmerswalde Dam

Highlight • Trail

Immediately after the dam, BLOCKLINE milestones will guide you along the way.

Starting from the starting point (Holzhau), you'll find yourself at kilometer 125 of the BLOCKLINE route (stage 14). …

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32.0 km

Blockline 8000 Bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the middle of Loop 3 of the Blockline ( blockline.bike ), you have just climbed the ascent from the Rauschenbach dam, and a beautifully designed blockhouse-style bench is waiting …

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39.3 km

BLOCKLINE milestones at Berghotel Talblick

Highlight • Viewpoint

In the immediate vicinity of the Berghotel Talblick, you'll find this BLOCKLINE bench surrounded by milestones. The motto here is: Take a moment to pause and enjoy the view.

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39.6 km

8000 Block Bench at the Berghotel Talblick

Highlight • Structure

Beautifully designed wooden bench at the mountain hotel, you can relax here after an 18% incline. Popular photo motif and great place for a break.

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41.1 km

Blockline Start and Finish Portal, Holzhau

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Stage 01 of the BLOCKLINE leads from the start and finish portal in Holzhau to the old train station in Neuhermsdorf. Holzhau is the start, finish and center of the …

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52.5 km

Altes Gehau

Forest

54.5 km

Flächennaturdenkmal Schwemmteiche und Schwemmwiesen

Nature Reserve

58.0 km

Schwarzer Busch

Forest

66.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.8 km

13.0 km

8.07 km

2.14 km

188 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

20.2 km

13.7 km

6.48 km

4.93 km

546 m

Elevation

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Highest point (770 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

14°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

May 27, 2022,🅱️ Blockline Loop 3 - 🌲 Kreuztanne 🌲 - 🏰 Neuhausen - 🕯️ Seiffen 🎄 - ✝️ Schwartenberg ⛰️ - 🏞️ Talsperre Rauschenbach 27.05.2022

Loop 3, what to write there? 🤔. One day, you get up, look out the window and want to lie down again 😁. Rain, windy and over 60 km with 1300 vertical meters with the bike in front of you, clean and really motivating 😂. The most important thing, in the end I can say: "The rain gear held up …

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September 11, 2021,Blockline Loop 3: Holzhau » Kreuztanne » Neuhausen » Seiffen » Holzhau

The varied route leads mostly on forest and forest roads with some crisp climbs and longer descents. The passage through Seiffen fits. Demanding as a family tour. Nice.

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May 15, 2022,on the road im Erzgebirge - Blockline / Loop 3 🚵🏻

It was sporty again today in the best 🚲 weather on Loop 3 of the Blockline. In terms of fitness, the section is a bit more demanding than Loop 2. In my opinion, a short section below the Reicheltberg could be a bit too blocked for a leisurely "family tour". Otherwise all sections are ridable for touring cyclists. For me …

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July 18, 2024,Blockline Loop 3: Holzhau » Kreuztanne » Neuhausen » Seiffen » Holzhau

Loop 3 of the Blockline is also a very nice tour, very well signposted and again rest areas and Blockline sculptures have been built with a lot of love. Very challenging descents (not really suitable for children and city bikes), lots of beautiful paths, very varied. But unfortunately some beautiful forest paths have been ruined by tracks from harvesters. Nevertheless, …

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March 28, 2025,Erzgebirge - Blockline Loop 3 (MTB)

A beautiful mountain bike tour in the Ore Mountains. I already rode part of the Blockline at the end of 2023. Today I tackled another section (the loop). Perfect weather, and I only saw one or two other cyclists besides me. 😃

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August 7, 2021,Blockline Tag 2 Loop 3 Seiffen Erzgebirge

Blockline Loop3. Again from Holzhau to Cämmerswalde, past the Hotel Kreuztanne, the alluvial pond and the small farm into the Mörtelgrund and on to Neuhausen to Seiffen. There, follow the EBM for a short distance and then along the slopes up to the Schwartenberg. Then to the Rauschenbach dam and along the border back to the starting point.

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September 8, 2023,BLOCKLINE Loop 3

So Loop 3 was really hard, the mountains aren't that high, but they feel 10 times steeper. The paths are also rockier.
But still a great tour.

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May 11, 2024,Blockline Loop 3: Holzhau » Kreuztanne » Neuhausen » Seiffen » Holzhau

Last ride in Erzgebirge...rocked the Blockline 🤜🤛

Today's last loop was, in my opinion, over some pretty strenuous sections. The scenery was first class...the route was great. But exhausting 😑🤯
The 3rd loop has really great trails through vast forests...some of them are pretty steep. A dam wall is always fantastic too.

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