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Ködel Reservoir – Ködel Reservoir loop from Steinwiesen

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Ködel Reservoir – Ködel Reservoir loop from Steinwiesen

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Ködel Reservoir – Ködel Reservoir loop from Steinwiesen

03:54

14.0km

260m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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5.24 km

Ködel Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

An impressive water reservoir located in beautiful tranquility

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6.11 km

Trinkwassertalsperre Mauthaus (Vorstaubecken)

Lake

7.42 km

Bench With a View of the Lake in Naturpark Frankenwald

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Nice view of the lake.
All benches are trashed, very creditable.

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8.37 km

Breitengrund Pond and Waterfall

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Beautiful idyllic reservoir inlet that invites you to take a break. Accessible without leaving the main path

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8.77 km

Carved Wooden Figure in Naturpark Frankenwald

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10.8 km

Ehrenbach Rest Area at Ködeltalsperre

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Good possibility for rest when circumnavigating the drinking water barrier

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13.3 km

Drinking Water Fountain at Talsperre Mauthaus

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What to say Water for the thirsty biker! Cool and delicious!

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13.3 km

Ködel Reservoir

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Good paths around the lake

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13.4 km

Ködel Reservoir Water Intake Tower

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The Ködeltalsperre (dam Mauthaus) is the largest drinking water reservoir in Bavaria and is also called "Fjord of the Franconian Forest". The 11 km circuit around the dam is popular with hikers, cyclists and inline skaters.

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

981 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.06 km

3.55 km

1.10 km

688 m

543 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 18 August

23°C

15°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

August 30, 2025,📸 Angenehm Stille 🤫 Runde um die Ködeltalsperre 🌳🌲(Trinkwassertalsperre Mauthaus) 🤩

📸 This morning I drove 🚙 back toward my old hometown, my destination being the Ködel Dam 🌳 near Mauthaus.
When I started my circumnavigation, the sky was quite overcast 🌥️, but it gradually improved, with the occasional glimpse of sunshine 🌞. Unfortunately, I discovered that there is relatively little water 💦 in the dam, which is probably due to …

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May 27, 2026,Ködeltalsperre 🏞️– (Stausee) Runde von Mauthaus

Our last hike, from our short break in the Franconian Forest, starts this morning at the "Mauthaus" car park at the Ködeltalsperre reservoir.
Over a narrow path called "Seenweg", it goes steeply uphill to the reservoir. After a few hundred meters through a dense forest, it continues on a gravel path, still the Seenweg. The passage is lined with vegetation …

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August 17, 2025,Talsperre Ködelblick Runde von Nurn

Around the water reservoir is a super tarred road for inline skaters and bikes

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June 10, 2023,AC Frankenwald - Ködeltalsperre

A little cozy round with the adventure clique with @Claas , Florida and Andreas around the Ködeltalsperre in the beautiful Franconian Forest. The round and the dam was really great, even if the rain later surprised us a bit. The special thing is that there are extraction points at the dam where you can get close to them.
There is …

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March 10, 2024,Obere und untere Ködeltour , Friends und 🐕🐕🐕-Buddies

Beautiful hiking tour with friends and 🐕🐕🐕Buddies-picnic and stopover👑-good mood☀️great hiking weather-perfect day 🌸-and I think our 4 paws are the first thing to sleep today😊🙏🙃🥰..

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April 6, 2024,Rundweg Ködeltalsperre

An easy circular route, also possible with inline skates 👍☺️

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May 11, 2024,Breitengrund – Schutzhütte Ehrenbach Runde von Kronach Mauthaus

A very nice hike, especially with a dog as there are lots of watering holes for the lovely animal 😍. Highly recommended 👍👍👍

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December 20, 2021,Rundwanderung um die Talsperre Mauthaus

A beautiful approx. 11 km paved circular path leads around the reservoir and offers wonderful views of the lake again and again.

The Mauthaus dam, also known as the Ködeltalsperre, was completed as a water reservoir for Upper Franconia between 1968 and 1973 and supplies practically all of Upper Franconia with drinking water.

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Ködel Reservoir – Ködel Reservoir loop from Steinwiesen

Ködel Reservoir

Bench With a View of the Lake in Naturpark Frankenwald

Breitengrund Pond and Waterfall

Carved Wooden Figure in Naturpark Frankenwald

Ehrenbach Rest Area at Ködeltalsperre

Drinking Water Fountain at Talsperre Mauthaus

Ködel Reservoir

Ködel Reservoir Water Intake Tower

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