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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Crawinkel

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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Crawinkel

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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Crawinkel

02:12

29.4km

390m

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: June 28, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.44 km

View of Luisenthal and Käferburg

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Here you have a wonderful view of the tower base, just stop and enjoy.

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9.27 km

Ohratalsperre

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Great view of the Ohratalsperre

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14.0 km

Kerngrund Forebay Dam

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One of the two pre-dams of the Ohratalsperre.

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15.4 km

View of the Ohra Dam from the bench

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Here you have a beautiful view of the dam wall.

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16.1 km

View of the Ohra Reservoir with a bench

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There is a beautiful view from here.

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17.7 km

Vorsperre Silbergrund

Lake

20.8 km

Ohratal Dam

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Very interesting, thanks Pjotre for your tip

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21.0 km

View of Ohratalsperre from the dam

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A magnificent building. A must-see.

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Ohra Reservoir

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The Ohratalsperre was built between 1960 and 1966 and today supplies over 400,000 residents with drinking water and generates 400 KW of electricity through hydropower.
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29.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.0 km

2.95 km

957 m

376 m

Surfaces

17.8 km

8.20 km

2.91 km

449 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

26°C

11°C

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Comments

July 29, 2024,Um die Ohratalsperre 🚴‍♀️🌞

I decided to get on my bike and cycle around the Ohratalsperre. It's simply a wonderful spot.

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July 30, 2021,schnell mal die Ohrathalsperre umrundet

Always beautiful the Ohrathalsperre in Luisenthal.

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August 10, 2024,Ohratalsperre mit der Family 🚴‍♀️🌞

Today we took advantage of the nice weather to do another circuit of the Ohratalsperre. After we had mastered the first climb, we took the opportunity to fortify ourselves with a snack and a shandy in the beer garden by the dam. The beer garden is highly recommended. (Open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Wednesdays) The circuit could …

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September 6, 2024,Das Wochenende eingeläutet

Before heading off to the company Oktoberfest, we quickly circled the Ohratalsperre again. For the fifth Friday in a row. The perfect start to the weekend.

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June 28, 2024,Ohratalsperre

A little trip to start the weekend, to and around the Ohratalsperre.

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July 3, 2025,Fitness Fahrrad-Tour mit den Hühnern

Today we went cycling around the dam and then to the Kneipp pool.

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December 26, 2024,Ohratalsperre am 2 Weihnachtsfeiertag

A nice trip to and around the dam, which was partly shrouded in fog today.

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May 8, 2023,Ohrastausee

The route from the hotel to the reservoir is very difficult. The route on the way back was a lot better, but I had to dismount here from time to time

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Ohratal Dam – Ohra Reservoir loop from Crawinkel

View of Luisenthal and Käferburg

Ohratalsperre

Kerngrund Forebay Dam

View of the Ohra Dam from the bench

View of the Ohra Reservoir with a bench

Ohratal Dam

View of Ohratalsperre from the dam

Ohra Reservoir

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