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Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse

Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse

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Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse

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Location: Berlin, Germany

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Best Hikes to Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse

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1. Landwehr Canal at the Zoo – Angel Basin loop from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park

23.5km

06:02

100m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Berlin Wall Memorial – Nordbahnhof Park loop from Schwartzkopffstraße

5.14km

01:19

20m

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

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3. Hugo Preuß Bridge – Volkspark Humboldthain loop from Berlin Hauptbahnhof (tief)

10.7km

02:46

50m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nuria

October 16, 2024

At the Bernauer Straße Memorial you can learn a lot about the street's past during the time of the Berlin Wall.

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Uwe

December 15, 2024

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"Leap to Freedom": The escape of GDR border policeman Conrad Schumann, August 15, 1961

The 19-year-old border policeman Conrad Schumann is a trained shepherd and comes from Zschochau in Saxony. In the early morning hours of August 12, 1961, his brigade is relocated from Dresden to the Berlin sector border. His salary increases by 30 East German marks as a "danger allowance," totaling 370 East German marks.

On the afternoon of August 15, 1961, he becomes the first border policeman to escape to the West at the corner of Bernauer Strasse and Ruppiner Strasse, daring to leap over the barbed wire entanglement. The photo goes around the world with the message: The GDR's own troops are deserting.

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Wanderfreak

April 5, 2025

You should definitely visit the Berlin Wall Memorial.

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Berlin Wall Memorial, Bernauer Strasse

1. Landwehr Canal at the Zoo – Angel Basin loop from Mendelssohn-Bartholdy-Park

2. Berlin Wall Memorial – Nordbahnhof Park loop from Schwartzkopffstraße

3. Hugo Preuß Bridge – Volkspark Humboldthain loop from Berlin Hauptbahnhof (tief)

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