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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

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Hohenwarte Dam – Eichicht Dam and Power Station loop from Bucha

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Unterwellenborn

Hohenwarte Dam – Eichicht Dam and Power Station loop from Bucha

Moderate

5.0

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Hohenwarte Dam – Eichicht Dam and Power Station loop from Bucha

01:14

19.0km

290m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. 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 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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3.51 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 for construction. Today she gives you a wonderful view of the lake.

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5.93 km

Pumped Storage Power Plant Hohenwarte II

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With eight machine sets and an installed capacity of 320 megawatts (MW), the Hohenwarte II pumped storage plant is the largest hydropower plant on the Saale in Thuringia. It has been in operation since 1966. The upper basin is an artificially created lake with a capacity of around three million cubic meters of water, sufficient for seven hours of full-load turbine operation. The Eichicht dam, with a capacity of around five million cubic meters of water, serves as a lower basin. It is also the lower basin for the Hohenwarte I pumped storage plant.

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6.77 km

Stausee Eichicht

Lake

7.87 km

Uhuhochstuhl – View of the Unterbecken Pumped Storage Reservoir

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Nice view of the Unterbecken pumped storage plant

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8.50 km

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

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Located directly on the Saale cycle path or on the Baltic Sea-Upper Bavaria cycle path / well-paved (road bike-compatible) cycle path along the dam.
The final structure of the Saale Cascade, completed in 1945, the dam also serves as the lower basin of the Hohenwarte I and II pumped storage power plants.
It is a gravity dam made of concrete with a crown overflow divided into 3 fields and attached weir flaps for the purpose of flood relief. A run-of-river power plant with two machine stations and a total output of 3.4 MW when the working water is delivered to the Saale is integrated.

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8.61 km

Eichicht Dam

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From the Eichicht dam you have a fantastic view of the Saale, which is dammed here. The dam itself is the final structure of the Saale cascade in the Obere Saale dam system.

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9.58 km

Eichicht Village

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Idyllic village in the middle of the Thuringian Slate Mountains with everything that goes with it ..
A castle, Mühlbach, rest areas and a rest & bike restaurant.

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17.2 km

Güntersheil

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Güntersheil lies above the Hohenwartetalsperre and promises great views and rapid descents. Definitely worth a detour.

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19.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.00 km

6.87 km

4.02 km

723 m

407 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

3.44 km

693 m

613 m

373 m

217 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

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Hohenwarte Dam – Eichicht Dam and Power Station loop from Bucha

Hohenwarte Dam

Pumped Storage Power Plant Hohenwarte II

Uhuhochstuhl – View of the Unterbecken Pumped Storage Reservoir

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

Eichicht Dam

Eichicht Village

Güntersheil

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