Dam tour - Cycle tour to the Cranzahl dam

  • 18.48 km long
  • Round trip
  • Cycling
  • 1:29 h
  • 18.48 km
  • 261 m
  • 259 m
  • 716 m
  • 879 m
  • 163 m
  • Start: Gasthof & Pension "Rotes Haus", Kurort Oberwiesenthal OT Hammerunterwiesenthal
  • Destination: Gasthof & Pension "Rotes Haus", Kurort Oberwiesenthal OT Hammerunterwiesenthal
Short round trip along the Bimmelbahn to the Cranzahl dam and back to Hammerunterwiesenthal

The cycle tour to the dam in Cranzahl starts and ends at the "Rotes Haus" inn in Hammerunterwiesenthal and is 19 km long. The Bimmelbahn adventure trail takes you to Niederschlag station along the railroad line to the dam of the reservoir. A beautiful rest area with a great view of the dam invites you to linger. The tour leads back to Niederschlag station via the dam inlet and the forest nature trail at the Toskabank to the Bimmelbahn adventure trail. The route continues uphill to the Bachberg above Hammerunterwiesenthal with beautiful views of the Fichtelberg and Keilberg. Now it's downhill past the two historic lime kilns to the starting point at the "Rotes Haus" inn.

Waypoints

Start
Start
Gasthof & Pension "Rotes Haus", Kurort Oberwiesenthal OT Hammerunterwiesenthal

Good to know

Pavements

Street (18%)
Gravel (76%)
Trail (6%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The cycle tour to the dam in Cranzahl starts and ends at the "Rotes Haus" inn in Hammerunterwiesenthal and is 19 km long. The Bimmelbahn adventure trail takes you to Niederschlag station along the railroad line to the dam of the reservoir. A beautiful rest area with a great view of the dam invites you to linger. The tour leads back to Niederschlag station via the dam inlet and the forest nature trail at the Toskabank to the Bimmelbahn adventure trail. The route continues uphill to the Bachberg above Hammerunterwiesenthal with beautiful views of the Fichtelberg and Keilberg. Now it's downhill past the two historic lime kilns to the starting point at the "Rotes Haus" inn.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Equipment

The tour is suitable for MTBs, trekking bikes and e-bikes.

Additional information

Gasthof & Pension "Rotes Haus", Neudorfer Straße 29, 09484 Kurort Oberwiesenthal OT Hammerunterwiesenthal, Tel.: +49 37348 8577, Fax: +49 37348 8597, info@pension-rotes-haus.de, www.gasthof-rotes-haus.de

Author

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

RADschlag:

  • Bärenstein dam
  • Forest nature trail
  • Lime kilns