Along the Wilde Weißeritz – Klingenberg Forebay Dam loop from Dorfhain

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Dorfhain

Along the Wilde Weißeritz – Klingenberg Forebay Dam loop from Dorfhain

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Along the Wilde Weißeritz – Klingenberg Forebay Dam loop from Dorfhain

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27.1km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike 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: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.2 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.92 km

Historic Railway Cart at Aurora Visitor Mine

Highlight • Monument

way to the visitor mine aurora tunnel

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15.1 km

Along the Wilde Weißeritz

Highlight (Segment) • River

Very great landscape, worth it

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15.8 km

Klingenberg Forebay Dam

Highlight • Structure

Here you can see the amount of water that is in motion.

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18.4 km

Klingenberg Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

The sound of silence...

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19.3 km

View of the Klingenberg Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

with a beautiful view over the dam to the dam wall

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19.9 km

View of Klingenberg Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Klingenberg dam dams the Wilde Weißeritz in the Eastern Ore Mountains and is used to produce drinking water and to protect against flooding. Swimming is not allowed here, but …

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20.2 km

Klingenberg Dam

Highlight • Monument

The restaurant above the dam wall burned down in the winter of 2019, but it now has a cozy beer garden open. So always worth a stop!

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21.3 km

Matchstick Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The matchstick bridge is a reinforced concrete bridge over the Langen Grund near Klingenberg. Today it is used as a hiking trail.

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27.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.0 km

6.14 km

1.57 km

431 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

5.38 km

816 m

384 m

225 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

7°C

51 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

August 31, 2022,Von Klingenberg nach Alter Bahndamm und alter Bahnhof

There was a small time window today between bringing the car to be repaired and picking it up for a leisurely lap around Klingenberg. First, as is usual in the area, it went up the mountain briefly with a 10-11% incline, but then downhill again towards the dam and then left along the Wilden Weisseritz and the Vorsperre... well, not …

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