ガルトヴェル・タンネンの天然記念物・トップ8

On the Lower Saxony side there is a meager seating area with a good view of the inland dune.

Tucked away in the forest, you'll find this small observation tower not far from Gartov. From the small viewing platform, you can observe animals in the meadow, if you're lucky. For people who don't like spiders, it might not be so pleasant, as there are so many cobwebs in the tower. The place is quiet and you can relax here.

Absolute peace and seclusion in December. With beautiful sunshine and crunchy, glittering snow under your soles, this piece of inner German history was a great hike. The piece of low-growing heath between tall pine trees impressively conveys the feeling of vulnerability on the border strip.

The Heathlands to the left and right are really nice to look at, would recommend. But the cycle path is tiring because of the constantly broken-by-roots tarmac. These small constant bumps are terrible and having any kind of suspension makes it much more endurable👍

Enjoy and relax! 😉

It is beautiful here.

Acute angle of the border of the former inner-German border. Today part of the 'Green Belt' hiking/biking trail

A striking point on the former inner-German border was the Wirler Spitze. As an inland dune in the middle of the forest, it makes the cut that once ran through Germany clear. To the east of the heather-covered dune is the GDR column path, to the west there is a forest path (BGS path) along which mounted customs officers guarded the border. Bernd Simon died here, fatally injured while trying to escape. The memorial plaque says: "He wanted to go from Germany to Germany." https://www.pferde-freizeitparadies.de/gr%C3%BCnes-band/