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Germany
Lower Saxony
Wendland
Lüchow-Dannenberg
Gartow

Simon Cross Memorial – GDR Border Marker 324 loop from Wirl

Routes
Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Lower Saxony
Wendland
Lüchow-Dannenberg
Gartow

Simon Cross Memorial – GDR Border Marker 324 loop from Wirl

Moderate

4

hikers

Simon Cross Memorial – GDR Border Marker 324 loop from Wirl

02:26

9.63km

10m

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: February 24, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Wendland.Elbe

Arendsee

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4.27 km

Wirler Point – Green Belt Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

... not far from the Wirler tip, about one to two minutes by bike you will find in the middle of the Green band set up, a billboard. On this …

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2

4.28 km

Shelter for hikers and cyclists and stamp office!

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3

4.83 km

Blue Bench at the Green Belt

Highlight • Viewpoint

Unreal is here in the middle of the "GREEN band a BLUE Bank" - heed the tip (from or to the Simons Cross) and linger here a little ...

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4

4.96 km

Simon Cross Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The two brothers Bernhard and Siegfried Simon from Leipzig decided to escape from the GDR, which ended for Bernhard on October 28, 1963 deadly by an earthmine. The oak cross reminds since January 4, 1964 as a memorial.

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5

7.17 km

GDR Border Marker 324

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On the entire inner German border stood 2735 border pillars, all of which were numbered.
Here stands the GDR border post 324.
Now, the Green Belt allows a clear view of the heathland with its biotopes.
erlebnisgruenesband.de

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9.63 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.62 km

656 m

310 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.95 km

2.40 km

2.24 km

< 100 m

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Friday 22 May

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