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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Arendsee (Altmark)

Green Belt Germany – Former border strip near Mechau

Natural Monuments

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Arendsee (Altmark)

Green Belt Germany – Former border strip near Mechau

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Green Belt Germany – Former border strip near Mechau

Name: Green Belt Germany – Former border strip near Mechau
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Location: Arendsee (Altmark), Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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1. Arendsee Beach – Arendsee Circular Trail loop from Arendsee

30.9km

01:47

60m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Arendsee Lake loop from Binde

26.1km

01:33

40m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Arendsee Lake – Arendsee Monastery loop from Arendsee

28.2km

01:44

40m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Radkultur Christian

April 25, 2017

The Green Belt between Bockleben and Mechau, marked with two large pollard willows, is always a special point in the landscape.

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Maik Richter

March 28, 2021

A quiet area on the Green Belt, the former border strip between the FRG and the GDR. The landscape in the area consists mainly of fields, meadows and forest areas. As almost everywhere on the former border strip, there are old "Kollonenwege" of the former GDR border troops. You can ride a bike here (which I do occasionally), but the concrete slabs that make up the old Kollonenwege are mostly full of holes and therefore very bumpy.
Since today's "Green Belt" was "no man's land" in GDR times and was not allowed to be entered, nature could develop here relatively undisturbed.

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timginster

May 20, 2022

Former inner-German border strip in beautiful nature.

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Fahrrad-Klaus 🚴 🇩🇪

June 25, 2025

You can enjoy beautiful nature here, but you shouldn't forget how many sacrifices it cost during all these years of separation....

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Andi

May 2, 2023

untouched nature in the former border area

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Location: Arendsee (Altmark), Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Altmark, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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Green Belt Germany – Former border strip near Mechau

1. Arendsee Beach – Arendsee Circular Trail loop from Arendsee

2. Arendsee Lake loop from Binde

3. Arendsee Lake – Arendsee Monastery loop from Arendsee

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