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Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz

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Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz

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Location: Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

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1. Leukbach Valley – Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz loop from Weiten

13.1km

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

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2. Orkelsfelsen Viewpoint – Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz loop from Orscholz

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3. Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz loop from Weiten

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

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Nily 🔅

April 21, 2022

Memorial for Peace

The hump line in Orscholz was part of the West Wall as a concrete anti-tank obstacle. This was built from 1938 to 1940 with bunkers, ditches and barriers to defend the western border of the German Reich and as a counterpart to the French Maginot Line. In Orscholz, a more than one kilometer long and particularly well-preserved section was uncovered and made accessible with a path.

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saarschleifenland.de/Media/Attractions/Hoeckerlinie-Westwall#/article/949eccda-51ef-464f-8f79-d39a06f8ef44

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🥾🚴Rasche 🚴🥾

March 14, 2022

The time has never been as topical as it is now :-(

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Nily 🔅

April 21, 2022

Memorial for Peace

During the Second World War, part of the West Wall ran between Orscholz and Oberleuken. The West Wall along the western border of the German Reich was a military defense system more than 630 kilometers long, consisting of more than 18,000 bunkers, tunnels and countless trenches and anti-tank barriers. In addition, there were barbed wire barriers, minefields and Spanish riders (obstacles to the approach). The Westwall line ran south from Kleve on the Dutch border to Grenzach on the Swiss border. 1.5 kilometers of the former anti-tank barriers have been integrated into the new Höckerlinien circular route.

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heimatverfuehrer.de/wandertipp-hoeckerlinien-weg-in-orscholz

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Location: Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz

1. Leukbach Valley – Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz loop from Weiten

2. Orkelsfelsen Viewpoint – Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz loop from Orscholz

3. Höcker Line Trail – Höcker Line Westwall Orscholz loop from Weiten

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