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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Mountains loop from Geisa

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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Mountains loop from Geisa

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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Mountains loop from Geisa

03:14

11.5km

220m

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: July 2, 2026

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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1.49 km

View of Geisa and the Ulster Valley

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Beautiful bench with a wonderful view over the Ulster Valley.

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2.18 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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2.20 km

Point Alpha Memorial

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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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2.38 km

Dog Run Facility of the GDR Border Security

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The dog walker was used to block free unmanageable areas or aisles. In addition to the rope systems, there were also fenced systems with free-running dogs.

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2.42 km

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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2.80 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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4.10 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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8.74 km

Schlangenpfad (Snake Path) near Geisa

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The path lives up to its name :)

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11.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.54 km

1.86 km

1.13 km

983 m

Surfaces

5.17 km

2.26 km

2.21 km

1.18 km

689 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 30 July

32°C

13°C

18 %

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Comments

November 4, 2022,Point Alpha und schöner Rundweg durch die Rhön

Very nice varied hike. Start at Point Alpha - steeped in history. It is worth delving into the history of divided Germany and the Cold War. Then the path goes along the Grenzweg and down to Wiesenfeld. Over meadows, a stream and through the forest and on the idyllic snake path you get to Geisa. Nice little place. You can …

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June 12, 2023,Point-Alpha – auf dem Todesstreifen bei Geisa 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️

Komoot played a trick on us today - suddenly stopped navigating and wanted to end the tour. I was able to press "Continue" but the planned route was gone. Luckily, Silke's cell phone also recorded the tour.
The Point Alpha trail is actually just under 15km long. I had shortened it a little, so that we came to a good …

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June 8, 2025,Point Alpha in der Rhön 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Today we had some special impressions of the German-German border.
Through the beautiful town of Geisa, through the forest, and with breathtaking views.
Despite the rain, we had a lot of fun 💚.

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November 14, 2021,Der Point-Alpha-Weg (Variante/abgekürzt)

One cannot bring the children closer to German history often enough ... so that they receive what has been created ...

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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Mountains loop from Geisa

View of Geisa and the Ulster Valley

Todesstreifen Memorial at the Inner German Border

Point Alpha Memorial

Dog Run Facility of the GDR Border Security

Kolonnenweg (Former Inner-German Border Path)

House on the Border – Point Alpha Memorial

View of the Rhön Mountains

Schlangenpfad (Snake Path) near Geisa

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