Former Border Path
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 140 out of 148 hikers
Location: Ellrich, Landkreis Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Best Hikes to Former Border Path
- Easy
4.7
(23)
76
Bench with a view of Itelteich – West Shore of Itelteich loop from Branderode01:30
5.45km
90m
Intermediate4.8
(54)
161
West Shore of Itelteich – Walkenried Monastery Gatehouse loop from Walkenried02:08
7.89km
100m
Expert4.0
(2)
6
Wächterkopf Rock Formation – Steinkreuz Sülzhayn loop from Ellrich06:06
21.5km
440m
Tips
Remembering the division of Germany, on a tour on the column path you think back, we can be happy to have overcome this chapter
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•March 19, 2022
The plaques are still visible and should serve as a warning to us: once we were divided by barbed wire and concrete, today we are divided by walls, dividing our minds.
Do as nature does, let the grass grow over it, stick together despite, or perhaps because of, our differing opinions.translated by•July 22, 2025
I already find the former border routes very exciting. As you walk along, you get one or two memories of "back then".
translated by•January 13, 2021
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Location: Ellrich, Landkreis Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Best Hikes to Former Border Path
- Easy
4.7
(23)
76
Bench with a view of Itelteich – West Shore of Itelteich loop from Branderode01:30
5.45km
90m
Intermediate4.8
(54)
161
West Shore of Itelteich – Walkenried Monastery Gatehouse loop from Walkenried02:08
7.89km
100m
Expert4.0
(2)
6
Wächterkopf Rock Formation – Steinkreuz Sülzhayn loop from Ellrich06:06
21.5km
440m
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