Iron Curtain Trail 2022 Bad Nauheim - Travemünde
Collection by Werner K.
9
Tours
57:00 h
594 mi
22,025 ft
Die innerdeutsche Grenze mit dem Rad abzufahren, diese Idee entstand schon auf unserer Tour auf dem "Grünes Dach Radweg " . Unser Urlaub in Travemünde bot nun die Möglichkeit die Idee in die Tat umzusetzen. Von meinem Vorhaben angetan war mein Freund Ulrich, der mich auf den ersten fünf Etappen begleitete. Bei Point Alpha war der Iron Curtain Trail erreicht und die weiteren Etappenziele waren davor Schlitz, dann Herleshausen, Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Walkenried, Goslar, Oebisfelde, Aulosen, Büchen und Travemünde! Goslar bildet eine Ausnahme da es nicht auf dem Trail liegt, wir haben es angefahren weil wir auf den Brocken wollten und für Ulrich einen schönen Abschluss seiner Mitreise darstellte! Die Fahrt auf dem ehemaligen Grenzstreifen war geprägt von unterschiedlichen Eindrücken. Emotional sehr berührend diese Teilung ohne Rücksicht, mit Mahnmalen für viele Opfer oder die "Schleifung" vieler Dörfer, diese wurden bis auf die Grundmauern abgerissen und die Bewohner zwangsumgesiesiedelt! Andererseits diese über lange Zeit unberührte Natur mitten in Deutschland, mit nun vielen Naturschutzgebieten und Biosphärenreservaten. Manchmal war ich regelrecht ergriffen von einer Stille und Einsamkeit, die ich so nie und nimmer erwartet hätte. Fazit: Grandiose Tour und den Rest vom Point Alpha bis Hof, den radele ich auch noch ab!
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- 07:1982.6 mi11.3 mph950 ft950 ft
Had breakfast this morning with the nice hosts together with two other cyclists, if you are looking for peace and relaxation with nice people, like canoeing, you should drop by "Einfach Lassen" in Aulosen! Schnackenburg on the Elbe was quickly reached and the Elbe was my constant companion for the next…
by Werner K.
- 07:3384.4 mi11.2 mph1,050 ft1,125 ft
From Oebisfelde we first went to the Drömling Nature Park, a biosphere reserve, and I was blown away by the nature, how little people are, endorphin surges came in rows. Four deer, four deer, a fox and a swan and bird calls I hadn't heard before. Nobody could be seen except me. At the end you come to…
by Werner K.
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- 06:5574.4 mi10.8 mph2,000 ft2,375 ft
Say goodbye to Ulrich this morning, the tour is over for him and he's taking the train home!
My journey continues and in Wiedelah the ICT was reached again. If the signage was rather moderate to bad up to now, it got significantly better from Hornburg onwards. Hornburg has a beautiful old town and a castle…
by Werner K.
- 07:0554.7 mi7.7 mph5,575 ft5,500 ft
Today the focus was not on the Iron Curtain Trail, but on the "Brocken" at 1141m, the highest mountain in northern Germany! Even the ascent to Hohegeis was tough, before that we were in the railway town of Zorge, so incidentally "single malt" whiskey is now being produced here. Of course, there were…
by Werner K.
- 06:1260.3 mi9.7 mph4,400 ft4,075 ft
On our Iron Curtain Trail Tour we went from Bad Sooden-Allendorf to the monastery village of Walkenried. In the beginning the Werra was our companion to Werleshausen. From there we drove through an agricultural area via Arenshausen, Burgwalde to Weissenborn, here close to the former border with patrol…
by Werner K.
- 04:3950.6 mi10.9 mph925 ft1,000 ft
STAGE 3 from Herleshausen to Bad Sooden-Allendorf, on the Iron Curtain Trail or the Werraradweg. I was on the road here 20 years ago, the bike path has been greatly expanded and is great to ride throughout! Creuzburg with its natural stone bridge, Treffurt, Wanfried with its historic harbour, Eschwege…
by Werner K.
- 05:2457.1 mi10.6 mph2,175 ft2,250 ft
The path led us from the castle town of Schlitz into the Fulda valley and from there to Hünfeld. In constant up and down we drove to the "Iron Curtain Trail", it is not always recognizable as such. The Ulster Valley is beautiful and there is a cycle path that runs alongside the Ulster. At Phillippstal…
by Werner K.
- 05:3557.9 mi10.4 mph3,100 ft2,725 ft
Once again started a multi-day tour, the destination is Travemünde and the way there is the "Iron Curtain Trail", i.e. along the former German border!
Ulrich accompanies me to Goslar and over the Brocken!
Today we drove on the Niddaradweg to the Hoherodskopf and on the Vulkanradweg via Lauterbach to Schlitz…
by Werner K.
- 06:1871.6 mi11.4 mph1,825 ft1,850 ft
The last stage was on, from Büchen to Travemünde. Here, too, there were sections that led through deserted aisles. In the morning I drove through a pine forest for a long time, it was so quiet there that the noise of my tires bothered me, so stop a few times and let the silence sink in! The Schaalsee…
by Werner K.
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Collection Stats
- Tours9
- Distance594 mi
- Duration57:00 h
- Elevation22,025 ft
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