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Abandoned Village of Jahrsau – Jeebel Border Tower loop from Riebau

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Abandoned Village of Jahrsau – Jeebel Border Tower loop from Riebau

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Abandoned Village of Jahrsau – Jeebel Border Tower loop from Riebau

03:33

14.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

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2.22 km

Abandoned Village of Jahrsau

Highlight • Historical Site

The driveway to the deserted area can be reached via the former patrol road, along the green belt, coming from Kriwitz or Prezier. A very challenging route for cyclists. It …

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3.34 km

Deserted village of Jahrsau

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you are at the top of the so-called Jahrsauer Sack. So named because the GDR area protruded into Lower Saxony in the form of a sack.

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4.81 km

Again and again at the Green Belt you will find these border posts of the former GDR. Here is also the information board attached with the technical details of the former border guards. Already violent!

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6.58 km

GDR Border Observation Tower

Highlight • Monument

6.65 km

Jeebel Border Tower

Highlight • Monument

On the way to the Green Belt towards the west, from the deserted village of Jahressau, you can reach this relic from times of division in less than an hour.

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13.8 km

Jeebel Village Church

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A 13th-century fieldstone church with a semicircular apse. Inside, a floating baptismal angel from the 18th century

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14.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

1.45 km

891 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.31 km

5.65 km

1.86 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 19 July

21°C

13°C

60 %

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Abandoned Village of Jahrsau – Jeebel Border Tower loop from Riebau

Forest Pond

Abandoned Village of Jahrsau

Deserted village of Jahrsau

Sternen Apple Tree Memorial

DDR Border Post 368

GDR Border Observation Tower

Jeebel Border Tower

Jeebel Village Church

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