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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Leutenberg

Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Leutenberg

Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

Hard

3.8

(6)

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Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

04:53

52.0km

1,240m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.8 km

The Old Mill

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24.6 km

Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake

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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 …

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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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24.8 km

Model Village at the Slate Quarry

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Part of the information area around the slate quarry.

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31.6 km

Altvaterturm

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The tower is located on the Wetzstein hill.
A circular hiking trail to Staatsbruch Lehesten also runs here.

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34.5 km

View of Lehesten and the Wheat Fields

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34.6 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 …

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36.1 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 …

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52.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.0 km

9.45 km

3.65 km

551 m

312 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.1 km

13.2 km

4.51 km

4.49 km

585 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Saturday 27 June

36°C

21°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

The Old Mill

Lehesten Slate Quarry Lake

Lehesten Slate Quarry

Model Village at the Slate Quarry

Altvaterturm

View of Lehesten and the Wheat Fields

Lehesten Slate and Mining Town

St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten

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