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Bicycle-tour to the near located Helmbachweiher
(a little pond - Needed time: approx. 30-45 minutes with middle speed)
The Helmbachweiher is located in the middle of the romantic Elmsteiner valley, surrounded from meadows.
In summer, it is used as a public swimming pool because of its naturally cold. You have to pay attention because of the streams in the deeper water. Because of that you should not swim very far in it.
During the summertime, a kiosk is opened beside the pond.
To drive to the pond there are 2 possibilities:
- The easiest, but more dangerous way is along the main street:
- Coming from the Villa, leave the property to the left side (west)
- After approx. 50 m comes a street. You have to cross the street and use the left pavement
- This way turns into a bicycle path after more 50 m which is protected through a safety fence to the main street
- Use this way till the entrance of Frankeneck
- There you have to turn to the left side and drive along the street
- After a few kilometres comes a sign “Iggelbach” (there is a sawmill). There you have to turn to the left side and drive approx. 500 m till you see the pond
- The second way to drive is through the forest:
- Coming from the Villa, leave the property to the left side (west)
- After approx. 50 m comes a street. You have to turn to the left side
- After another 50 m turns the street to the right and the left side. You use the right side and use the next possibility to turn again to the right side to a street called Schorlenbergstraße
- This street turns into a not asphalt bicycle path which you have to use
- When the way parts in two ways, use the right one
- The main direction is always straight ahead (west)
- Later you will reach an asphalt way where you have to turn to the left to the village Iptestal
- At Iptestal follow the curves through the village and drive straight ahead in direction west, till you reach again an asphalt street (at the sawmill).
- There you have to turn to the left side and drive approx.
500 m till you see the pond
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