Ohra Reservoir – Ohra Dam loop from Ohrdruf

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Ohra Reservoir – Ohra Dam loop from Ohrdruf

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Ohra Reservoir – Ohra Dam loop from Ohrdruf

02:16

32.6km

490m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.24 km

Ohra Reservoir

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The Ohratalsperre was built between 1960 and 1966 and today supplies over 400,000 residents with drinking water and generates 400 KW of electricity through hydropower.
There is a circular hiking …

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8.50 km

Ohra Reservoir Information Pavilion and Viewpoint

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The stamping point is in the pavilion, it is the Ohratalsperre dam stamping point.

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9.05 km

Ohra Dam

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Beautiful view of the dam. One of many. A truly beautiful piece of land.

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9.64 km

Along the Ohra Reservoir

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Here you really have a really nice view of the dam 🤩.

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11.4 km

Gerastollen West Portal

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This tunnel was built between 1976 and 1985 and is a nice photo opportunity.

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12.9 km

Avenue of Deciduous Trees (Ohra–Oberhof)

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Great tarred path between the Ohratalsperre and Oberhof.

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16.3 km

View of the Oberhof Ski Jump

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From here you can see the hill in its total.

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17.4 km

Summer toboggan run path to Oberhof

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Probably the best connection from the Ohra in the direction of Oberhof or Rennsteig.

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32.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.0 km

3.91 km

2.17 km

1.46 km

Surfaces

23.7 km

3.56 km

2.73 km

2.05 km

296 m

148 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

12°C

4°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2023,Ohratalsperrenrunde mit Abstecher nach Oberhof

Today we took advantage of the nice weather and rode our bikes towards the Ohra Dam. Normally I just wanted to go around it. But I quickly decided to extend the tour via Oberhof. Great tour in great cycling weather.

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