View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir – View of Hohenwarte loop from Hohenwarte

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Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Hohenwarte

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir – View of Hohenwarte loop from Hohenwarte

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hikers

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir – View of Hohenwarte loop from Hohenwarte

02:34

8.31km

300m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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66 m

Turbine at the Hohenwarte Dam

Highlight • Monument

There is also an information board and a parking lot at the Hohenwarte dam.
An ideal starting point for hiking tours.

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804 m

View of the Hohenwarte Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great place with a very nice view of the dammed Saale.
It just makes me sad when places are or have been wiped out because of mining or, as here, a dam.

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1.73 km

View of the Hohenwarte Dam and the Saale Valley

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Beautiful descent with occasional views of the Saale. I recommend good shoes.

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3.77 km

Amalienhöhe Memorial and Viewpoint at the Upper Reservoir

Highlight • Monument

Once stood at the place where now the reservoir is a temple. The stone reminds of it.

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4.03 km

Upper Reservoir of Hohenwarte II Pumped-Storage Power Plant

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Massive walls keep the water at a height of over 500 m above sea level in the Hohenwarte 2 reservoir. In operation since 1966, with a capacity of around 5 …

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4.32 km

View of the Hohenwarte Pumped Storage Plant Pipes and Saale Valley

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Here nature and technology merge in an interesting way. Display boards provide information about the pumped storage power plant.

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8.06 km

The parking lot is chargeable. It is checked regularly! The machine does not change money. It costs 0.50 euros per hour, as a day ticket 4 euros. From there you can start hiking and there are rest stops nearby.

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8.31 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.65 km

251 m

234 m

106 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.21 km

1.47 km

441 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

12°C

6°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

September 14, 2023,Von der Hohenwartestaumauer zur Rohrbrücke am Oberbecken (Touringen Stempel 227)

The following Touringen stamp office is located on this route:

4.1km - 227 parent bench

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April 5, 2023,Hohenwartestausee H2 Wanderweg zu den Vattenfall Rohrbahnen des Pumpspeicherwerkes

The H2 "Nature and Structure" is a circular hiking trail with many facets. We started in Hohenwarte am Saalesteg. Then it went up steep forest paths. The path runs through forests that have now been damaged by the bark beetle, which allow a view of the valley here and there. The sun was shining in our faces and we were …

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November 18, 2021,Rundwanderweg H2: "Natur und Bauwerk"

Today's tour started again at the parking lot of the Hohenwarte dam.
The tour description let us know: It's a loooong steep uphill 🙃 We started out super motivated and after a short distance we stood in front of the first highlight - the reservoir view of the Presswitz peak. Of course I lay down for a while, after all, …

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