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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Leutenberg

Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Lehesten Slate Quarry loop from Leutenberg

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Leutenberg

Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Lehesten Slate Quarry loop from Leutenberg

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Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Lehesten Slate Quarry loop from Leutenberg

04:51

52.0km

1,260m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 25.0 km for 136 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.6 km

Steinach Stream Trail

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Beautiful path

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19.1 km

Border Watchtower in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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The former border watchtower can be seen from a great distance. It's sad that as a contemporary witness he is falling into disrepair.

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21.8 km

This crater, now full of water, was once the largest open cast slate mine in Europe. Today the lake, which is more than 40 meters deep, and the entire area are under nature protection, as many rare animal and plant species have settled after the mine was closed.

The rock, which can be split into thin plates, is also known as blue gold due to its special color. If you want to know more about the blue gold and its special mining and processing techniques, I recommend a guided tour of the adjoining technical monument “Historischer Schieferbergbau Lehesten”.

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24.7 km

Lehesten Slate Quarry

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If you come to this area, I recommend this slate quarry to take a look.

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34.4 km

Lehesten Slate and Mining Town

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In the mining and slate town of Lehesten. The city is located in the Geopark "Schieferland" on the Thuringian-Bavarian border in the heart of Germany.
The "blue gold", as the slate is called here, has made the small Thuringian town internationally known. The largest open-cast slate mines on the European continent have been here since the 13th century. These shaped and still shape our unmistakable region.

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35.8 km

St. Agathen Church, Lehesten

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The hall church from the 15th century, built from rubble stone and fitted with corner stones, was destroyed in a fire in 1822. It was rebuilt in 1824–25. The church tower on the north side was not rebuilt until 1829–31. Its foundations date back to the 15th century. The tower has an eight-sided bulbous hood on which sits a lantern crowned by a tower ball. The church was partially altered during the renovation in 1909. Its slate-covered mansard roof has dormer windows. The nave has a three-sided end in the east. The interior has single-storey galleries. The church furnishings date from 1824/25. The organ with 19 registers, distributed over two manuals and a pedal, was built in 1907 by Wilhelm Sauer. In the vestibule of the church is the largest slate tablet ever carved in one piece (308 × 253 cm), with the names of those who died in the Franco-Prussian War.
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36.2 km

St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten

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Lehesten was mentioned for the first time in 1071. The village belonged to the Saalfeld monastery in the Middle Ages. From the middle of the 17th century, the place developed due to its location on the road from Kronach to Pößneck to the city (Wikipedia).

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52.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.8 km

10.1 km

3.23 km

551 m

276 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

13.9 km

5.20 km

4.50 km

585 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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