View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Hohenwarte

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View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Hohenwarte

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View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir – Hohenwarte Dam loop from Hohenwarte

06:51

23.3km

670m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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895 m

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

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Again and again these hydropower plants are impressive!

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1.02 km

View of the Saale Dam

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A wonderful hike where you are very close to the Saale but can also admire it from above. Definitely worth it.

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1.45 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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10.7 km

zur Leuchtenburg

Viewpoint

15.7 km

View of the Hohenwarte Pumped Storage Plant Pipes and Saale Valley

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Here nature and technology merge in an interesting way. Display boards provide information about the pumped storage power plant.

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19.3 km

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

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A great place with a very nice view of the dammed Saale.
It just makes me sad when places are or have been wiped out because of mining or, as here, a dam.

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20.4 km

Saalesteg Pedestrian Bridge

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Absolutely 😎 Footbridge over the Saale with a view of the dam wall.

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21.5 km

View of Hohenwarte Dam

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The view of the Hohenwarte dam - worth a hike at any time of the year.

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22.4 km

View of the Hohenwarte Dam with swing

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This is my absolute favorite spot: a shelter with a fantastic view of the reservoir, a cute little hanging swing, just an invitation to linger. Balm for the soul. You can park at the Waldhotel and then follow the H3.

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23.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

2.57 km

1.83 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.80 km

6.05 km

5.62 km

2.62 km

977 m

236 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

May 29, 2025,Hohenwarte Stausee Weg von Lothramühle zur Sperrmauer Hohenwarte

A nice tour with a small detour because the three of us were too engrossed in conversation.

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July 20, 2024,Hohenwarte Stausee Weg - Etappe 5 - Lothramühle bis Staumauer ⛰️🥾☀️

Lothramühle - Saaleblick - Steinsdorf - St. Jakob - Löhma - Sanatorium - Upper basin - Rohrbahnblick - Hohenwarteblick - Dam

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June 8, 2022,Hohenwarte-Stausee-Weg Etappe 4: Neidenberga - Hohenwarte🐤🌊👙🌲

Yesterday afternoon's bus driver takes me back to Neigenberga, where the fourth and final stage begins. Before that we have a little chat about the area and she tells how it used to be here.
Arriving in Neigenberga, the mobile butcher blocked the bus stop with his car. Ha, this is my chance.👍🏻 I speak to an elderly lady who …

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June 12, 2022,Hohenwarte Stausee Weg - Etappe 4 - Neidenberga → Hohenwarte Staumauer

Photos will be described and edited later. Komoot only fibbed a little in advance in the height profile. There was no highest peak.

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May 15, 2023,HWS Etappe 3: Neidenberga-Sperrmauer

So today stage 3 before I take a day off tomorrow 🤗
I get my food from the Räthe bakery in the morning and walk to the bus stop and sit in the sun for a few more minutes until my hiking bus arrives.
Just started in Neidenberga, but I stop at the first bench, after 2 hours of bus …

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May 7, 2025,Stausee-Weg Hohenwarte - Etappe 3/3

Day 3 of the Hohenwarte Reservoir Trail.

We continued from the Saalestrand Hotel.

The hike continues past the Hohenwarte 2 pumped storage reservoir.

Also very beautiful 😊 👍

and finally back to the starting point, Lothramühle.

Enjoy your hike.

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