Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Krölpa-Ranis

Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Krölpa-Ranis

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Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Krölpa-Ranis

02:03

42.1km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.95 km

Climb to Bucha with a view of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

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From the reservoir it is short but crisp uphill to Bucha. You make more than 150 vertical meters on this climb. Good that it goes downhill after that first. ;)

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10.8 km

Eichicht Compensation Basin

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13.0 km

Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Power Plant

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View of the Hohenwarte II pumped storage power plant built between 1956 and 1963, the youngest of the 8 power plants in the Saale Cascade. The Eichicht dam serves as …

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14.9 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 …

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23.2 km

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

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the plank wall is a special geological area natural monument up to 100 m high.

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32.1 km

Kulturpalast Saalfeld

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Nice destination 🦊

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37.0 km

View of Ranis Castle and Brandenstein Castle

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Simply mega 🦊

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37.1 km

View Towards Saalfeld

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Nice quiet route with great road surface...🚴‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️

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42.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

7.27 km

5.09 km

2.73 km

1.86 km

310 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.9 km

5.80 km

310 m

170 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Eichicht Dam and Power Station – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Krölpa-Ranis

Climb to Bucha with a view of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

Eichicht Compensation Basin

Hohenwarte II Pumped Storage Power Plant

Eichicht Dam and Power Station

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

Kulturpalast Saalfeld

View of Ranis Castle and Brandenstein Castle

View Towards Saalfeld

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