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Saidenbach Stream – Saidenbach Reservoir loop from Lengefeld

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Saidenbach Stream – Saidenbach Reservoir loop from Lengefeld

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Saidenbach Stream – Saidenbach Reservoir loop from Lengefeld

01:01

3.56km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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369 m

Saidenbach Dam Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

beautiful, large rest area above the dam

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457 m

Fountain Above the Saidenbach Dam

Highlight • Natural Monument

The water runs in both summer and winter. We have also drunk from it without any side effects 😅

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1.29 km

Saidenbach Stream

Highlight • River

Beautiful hiking area and once all around you should do it.

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2.51 km

Saidenbach Reservoir (Saidenbach Dam)

Highlight • Lake

A worthwhile detour from the Flöha Valley with ascent, descent & view

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2.67 km

Saidenbach Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Attention: The dam is currently completely closed due to cracks in the wall, and will probably remain so for the whole of next year.

Update 2024: the path over the top of the wall is open again.

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2.87 km

View of the Saidenbach Dam and Information Board

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In the valley of the Saidenbach, which rises on the Saidenberg near Obersaida, the Saidenbach Dam was built between 1928 and 1933. It can store 22.4 million cubic meters of water and supplies the city of Chemnitz with drinking water. A 334 m long and 48 m high dam holds back the water from the Saidenbach, Haselbach and Lippersdorfer Bach. There were several mills in the valley, such as the Pulvermühle and the Hölzelmühle, which had to make way for the dam.

A nature trail, which was created by nature conservationists below the dam, provides an introduction to the flora and fauna of the area. Beech forests, which in spring have a rich ground flora of early bloomers, line the path. Later, shade-tolerant plants such as wood sorrel and shadflower cover the forest floor.

First mentioned in documents in 1299, Forchheim is a forest-strip village whose most important source of income for centuries was agriculture....

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