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Way of Hope – Point Alpha

Way of Hope – Point Alpha

Highlight • Monument

Way of Hope – Point Alpha

Recommended by 230 hikers out of 244

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Borsch

6.52km

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2. View of the Rhön Highlands – Point Alpha Memorial loop from Rasdorf

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3. Point Alpha Memorial loop from Rasdorf

6.82km

01:51

100m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Michel ✔

April 1, 2024

Based on Christ's Way of the Cross, the individual stations symbolize suffering and oppression within the GDR dictatorship and along the German-German border.
Source:
pointalpha.com/produkt/weg-der-hoffnung-3

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Titou

October 24, 2019

An art project of the Point Alpha Foundation

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Willigipfel

November 28, 2020

On the border between East and West, art as a reminder of the longing and suffering of separation.

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Elevation 460 m

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Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Way of Hope – Point Alpha

1. Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Borsch

2. View of the Rhön Highlands – Point Alpha Memorial loop from Rasdorf

3. Point Alpha Memorial loop from Rasdorf

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