The “Green Belt” nature conservation project was born shortly after the border was opened. Nature and environmental conservationists met to secure the former border strip as the "ecological backbone of Central Europe". The death strip has been turned into a "lifeline"; he became a paradise for nature.
The Heinz Sielmann Foundation initiated the Eichsfeld-Werratal Green Belt project. Between the Harz and the Thuringian Forest, in the 3 federal states of Thuringia, Lower Saxony and Hesse, 130 km of the Green Belt are maintained as a biotope network.
The entire Green Belt now runs over 12,500 km through Europe.

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Gabi

August 26, 2021

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In August, the “Green Ribbon” is transformed into a “Colorful Ribbon”. Numerous different wild flowers make this ribbon a colorful flower meadow. Beautiful!

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Christian

October 18, 2021

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On the Kolonnenweg you hike for kilometers along the former border strip. In many places, nature has already recaptured areas for you.

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1. Rest area Harzblick – View of Fuhrbach loop from Ecklingerode

11.3km

03:08

200m

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

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2. Duderstadt Town Hall – Marktstraße loop from Duderstadt

20.2km

05:39

390m

380m

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

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3. Green Belt – Sielmann Hut loop from Duderstadt

10.6km

02:50

120m

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

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Location: Ecklingerode, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany

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At the Green Belt

1. Rest area Harzblick – View of Fuhrbach loop from Ecklingerode

2. Duderstadt Town Hall – Marktstraße loop from Duderstadt

3. Green Belt – Sielmann Hut loop from Duderstadt

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