Former Inner German Border – Former Border Installations loop from Töpen

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Former Inner German Border – Former Border Installations loop from Töpen

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Former Inner German Border – Former Border Installations loop from Töpen

03:15

12.0km

160m

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: August 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Tannbach bei Mödlareuth

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.16 km

Tannbach Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Very nice, but short steep hiking trail

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5.97 km

Tannbach bei Mödlareuth

Nature Reserve

7.50 km

Mödlareuth Border Museum

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There are not many words to describe what happened here.

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8.04 km

Former Inner German Border

Highlight • Historical Site

... it's going well there

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8.22 km

Former Border Installations

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We should learn from history.

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8.50 km

T-34 tank in Mödlareuth

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Large car park at the entrance to Mödlareuth - a Russian tank from World War II is on the edge of the car park

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8.80 km

Tannbach Bridge in Mödlareuth

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There is also a former boundary stone and the Helmut Kohl monument here.

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8.85 km

Mödlareuth Mill Pond

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Divided village, two ponds.

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12.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.94 km

1.86 km

754 m

422 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.74 km

3.69 km

2.55 km

872 m

156 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

3°C

18 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

July 31, 2026,📸 Grenztour Mödlareuth - Töpen - Ehemalige innerdeutsche Grenze 🇩🇪 🧱

📸 🔭 Friday!! Of course, another free Friday round.
After visiting the border triangle in Ebmath last week, I was drawn to Mödlareuth today, a place steeped in history!!
The inner-German border didn't just run through Berlin, but also through Mödlareuth, right down the middle 😱
Enough has been reported and written about the fates, so I won't go into …

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October 7, 2023,Ab Mödlareuth entlang der ehemaligen Grenze und an die sächsische Saale

The tour begins in Mödlareuth in the parking lot at the museum. First we go along the Column Path along the remaining border fence and continue onto the Column Path. After a few km you cross the border and then continue on the Bavarian side. You cross the Tannbach via a small bridge. We then go along the Saxon Saale, …

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