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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Point Alpha Memorial – Friedenswind Sculpture loop from Geisa

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Fulda

Rasdorf

Point Alpha Memorial – Friedenswind Sculpture loop from Geisa

Easy

4.8

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Point Alpha Memorial – Friedenswind Sculpture loop from Geisa

01:46

6.61km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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Naturpark Hessische Rhön

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143 m

Point Alpha Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

It is definitely worth stopping here to visit the interesting memorial at Point Alpha. It is open daily from April to October from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adults pay 6 euros admission.

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361 m

Kolonnenweg (Former Inner-German Border Path)

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The development of the border between 1945 and 1990 is shown along the old column path. The GDR border security soldiers used the patrol route along the border.

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649 m

Way of Hope – Monumental Sculptures on the Green Belt

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

On this ordeal one passes the Extratour Point Alpha. Give yourself a little bit of time to let the exhibits take their toll.

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4.55 km

View of the Rhön Mountains

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A nice place to rest and enjoy the view after walking the path of hope 🌳🐑

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5.54 km

Based on Christ's Way of the Cross, the individual stations symbolize suffering and oppression within the GDR dictatorship and along the German-German border.
Source:
pointalpha.com/produkt/weg-der-hoffnung-3

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5.81 km

Friedenswind Sculpture

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Worth seeing and more relevant than ever as an art object. This symbolizes the wind of change and the sweeping changes after the fall of the Wall, created by the artist Friedel Dementer.

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5.87 km

House on the Border – Point Alpha Memorial

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Here is the former US camp „Point Alpha“, located directly on the originally preserved former border fortifications. Today you can visit the authentic army facility and original military equipment here. …

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6.49 km

Todesstreifen Memorial at the Inner German Border

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Every student should have visited this memorial once during a class trip.

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6.61 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.21 km

244 m

119 m

Surfaces

5.28 km

512 m

335 m

249 m

193 m

Elevation

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Point Alpha Memorial – Friedenswind Sculpture loop from Geisa

Point Alpha Memorial

Kolonnenweg (Former Inner-German Border Path)

Way of Hope – Monumental Sculptures on the Green Belt

View of the Rhön Mountains

Way of Hope – Point Alpha

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Todesstreifen Memorial at the Inner German Border

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