Shelter at the Sawmill – Kolonnenweg Near Volkerode loop from Kella

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meinhard

Shelter at the Sawmill – Kolonnenweg Near Volkerode loop from Kella

Easy

5.0

(5)

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Shelter at the Sawmill – Kolonnenweg Near Volkerode loop from Kella

01:50

6.08km

200m

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: October 1, 2026

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7 m

Start and finish of Premium Trail P4 (Hitzelrode, Hessian Switzerland)

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A very nice hiking trail, I can only recommend it. The P4 is said to be one of the most beautiful in Germany, lots of interesting places and views. I …

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65 m

Evangelical Church of Hitzelrode

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The Protestant village church of Hitzelrode is beautiful to look at.

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107 m

Hitzelrode hiking car park (Hessian Switzerland Nature Reserve)

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Located in the picturesque town center, starting point for the premium trail P4.

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1.77 km

Former Inner German Border Fence at Am Sagenwald

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A remnant of the former expanded metal fence on the inner-German border on the Gobert is erected as a memorial on the green band.

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1.78 km

Shelter at the Sawmill

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Here a path branches off from the Werra-Burgen-Steig to Hitzelrode, where there is a bus connection to Eschwege.

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1.89 km

Kolonnenweg Gobert – Former sawmill and rest area

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The concrete slabs of the column path are already over 50 years old. More than 1 million of these perforated panels were installed.

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2.66 km

The patrol road is part of the inner-German border fortifications on the side of the former GDR. It was constructed from uniform, highly weather-resistant perforated concrete slabs, which are largely …

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3.21 km

East German Border Column on the Gobert

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A weathered border post remembers when Germany was divided by an inner German border. Today, the border between Hesse and Thuringia runs here, which you can luckily cross without hindrance. There is also a beautiful view.

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