View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam – Gasthaus Zum Hirsch loop from Unterweißbach
View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam – Gasthaus Zum Hirsch loop from Unterweißbach
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View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam – Gasthaus Zum Hirsch loop from Unterweißbach
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3.23km
40m
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 23, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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169 m
Traditional Building in Unterweißbach
Highlight • Structure
716 m
Unterweißbach Mini-Golf Course
Highlight • Rest Area
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1.38 km
Leibis-Lichte Dam
Highlight • Monument
1.49 km
View of the Leibis-Lichte Dam
Highlight • Monument
The name of the Leibis-Lichte Dam comes from the town of Leibis, whose residents were relocated, and the dammed Lichte River, a tributary of the Schwarza.
It serves as a drinking water supply for eastern Thuringia and for flood protection.
It is an ecological dam.
Floods are simulated to preserve the habitat of plants and animals.
The dam is a concrete gravity dam.
It was built using a block construction method (approx. 1,000 concrete blocks) and is not anchored in the rock.
It is supported solely by its own weight.
The Leibis/Lichte Dam impresses with the second highest dam in Germany.
A circular trail offers natural experiences through the interplay of water and the dynamic landscape. In the fall of 2010, nine artists created natural sculptures made of oak wood for the dam's circular trail under the theme "Rest Place." The works of art invite visitors to take a break and experience how the artists understood the spirit of the place. The approximately 19 km long trail now invites them to explore as an open-air exhibition and can be explored by bike in just over two hours. The sculpture trail should be accessed via the neighboring towns of Unterweißbach, Meura, Deesbach, or Lichte.
Here you will find parking and restaurants.
There are no restaurants along the trail itself, which runs through a drinking water protection area.
unterweissbach.de/index.php/tourismus/talsperre
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3.12 km
Gasthaus Zum Hirsch
Highlight • Restaurant
Super delicious food!
Nice and cozy ;-)
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3.23 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.19 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
2.98 km
205 m
< 100 m
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