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Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Former Inner German Border at Naturpark Haßberge

Lower Franconia

Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld

Former Inner German Border at Naturpark Haßberge

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Former Inner German Border at Naturpark Haßberge

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Mountain biking

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Naturpark Haßberge

Location: Trappstadt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

September 12, 2023

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The almost 1,400 kilometer long inner-German border (also known as the German-German border) prevented the inhabitants of the German Democratic Republic from visiting the Federal Republic of Germany or leaving …

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

September 12, 2023

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The border began in the south at the border triangle of Bavaria, Saxony / GDR, Czechoslovakia and ended at the Baltic Sea in the Bay of Lübeck on the Priwall peninsula. During the Cold War, militarily and geopolitically, it was part of the Iron Curtain.

Source:de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innerdeutsche_Grenze

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

September 12, 2023

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Here on the Bavarian side, a sign has been put up in memory of this, as at so many former crossings.

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View of Großer Gleichberg – View of Milz loop from Haina

44.8km

02:46

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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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View of Großer Gleichberg – View of the Gleichberge loop from Gleicherwiesen

39.4km

02:23

170m

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Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3.0

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View of the Gleichberge – View of Großer Gleichberg loop from Exdorf

54.3km

03:31

540m

540m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 350 m

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Location: Trappstadt, Landkreis Rhön-Grabfeld, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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