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Mödlareuth Border Museum – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Berg

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Germany

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Vogtland

Mödlareuth Border Museum – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Berg

Hard

4.5

(8)

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Mödlareuth Border Museum – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Berg

02:32

36.8km

650m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

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8.66 km

Former Inner German Border at Mödlareuth

Highlight • Historical Site

Right at the entrance to Mödlareuth there is still a piece of the original border fence that cut through the whole of Germany. The village itself was divided by a …

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8.86 km

Mödlareuth Open-Air Museum

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Very interesting museum

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8.86 km

Former Mödlareuth Border Tower

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An important place for documenting what it was like before 1989.

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9.47 km

Mödlareuth Border Museum

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View of a former border wall observation and defense system

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18.3 km

View of the Saale Valley

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A nice long climb from the Saale valley with a wide view

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20.4 km

Rest area not only for truckers. Also a welcome stop for those with less power (cyclists). I took this route which deviates from the actual Saale cycle path (main path). It was a tip from another cyclist.

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23.5 km

Borgersholz

Forest

25.4 km

Issigau village square

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Very nicely designed village square in Issigau. In addition to hiking trail signs and the war memorial, there are also impressive trees with a historical background, the standard oak, the …

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25.8 km

Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very nice bike path between Issigau and Hölle with a very good surface and a beautiful view along the way. Only the traffic is a bit annoying.

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36.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.9 km

6.47 km

2.05 km

1.21 km

131 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.4 km

7.69 km

1.46 km

314 m

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 16 July

24°C

17°C

97 %

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Comments

September 21, 2025,Höllental entlang der Selbitz – Ehemaliger Grenzturm Mödlareuth Runde von Bad Steben

Today's tour took us to Mödlareuth, home to the German-German Border Museum. A visit is definitely recommended, and one should be thankful that this part of history is now history.

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Mödlareuth Border Museum – Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path loop from Berg

Former Inner German Border at Mödlareuth

Mödlareuth Open-Air Museum

Former Mödlareuth Border Tower

Mödlareuth Border Museum

View of the Saale Valley

Derg Huts

Issigau village square

Issigau - Hölle Cycle Path

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