the last remnants of the Iron Curtain and all around nature - THE GREEN RIBBON - is getting everything back, even from the top of the watchtower you can no longer see over the trees, which did not exist back then, so time goes by ... .

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April 20, 2024

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A brief insight into border protection from the Eastern bloc towards the West

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January 16, 2024

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Old watchtower, along the former "Iron Curtain". A small remnant of it stands next to the tower. A reminder of how much worse times were than today.

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1. Stadlberg Observation Tower – Main Square Fehring loop from Fehring

66.3km

05:10

1,000m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Roman burial mounds – Jost Mill loop from Neubrennten

46.0km

02:53

490m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Roman burial mounds – Jost Mill loop from Halbenrain

87.2km

05:37

850m

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Elevation 410 m

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Friday 13 March

17°C

3°C

7 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Location: Sankt Martin an der Raab, Jennersdorf, Burgenland, Austria

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Old Watchtower on the Iron Curtain

1. Stadlberg Observation Tower – Main Square Fehring loop from Fehring

2. Roman burial mounds – Jost Mill loop from Neubrennten

3. Roman burial mounds – Jost Mill loop from Halbenrain

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