Saale - Water hiking from Kaulsdorf to Saalfeld - Stage 5

Start your route at the Eichicht dam (right) and enjoy uninterrupted paddling pleasure to the Reschwitz weir (right), which must be carried around. At the following entry and exit point in Reschwitz (left), a break at the culture barn to visit the Metkeller is worthwhile. Continue for 1.6 km to the Obernitz weir (right). Here, again, there is the possibility of a break. Passing the chocolate factory to your left and the mighty towering red rocks of the Bohlenwand, you will now enter the fairy grotto town of Saalfeld. One more weir must be carried around (left, boat passage in the middle of the weir) before you can stop at the Zeiss weir (right, boat passage in the middle of the weir) to visit the city on the Saale that is over 1100 years old.

Life jackets, bathing shoes

The weirs and hydropower plants in the Saale must be carried around unless otherwise indicated. To carry canoes around, you should be at least two people; for inflatable boats, at least four people are necessary.

Please note that the flow rate of the Saale depends on the water level. We advise against water hiking at too high water levels after heavy rainfall. At too low water levels, we recommend lacing up your hiking boots or switching to the bike rather than pulling your boat over the sensitive riverbed and thus through the nursery of the fish.

This stage is navigable from a gauge level at the Kaulsdorf gauge of 1 m. You can find the current water level here

Use the bike luggage boxes in Jena in the parking lot behind the Jena-Paradies station.