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Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Südeichsfeld

NVA Border Troops Patrol Path – Plesse Ascent loop from Hildebrandshausen

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Germany
Thuringia
Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Südeichsfeld

NVA Border Troops Patrol Path – Plesse Ascent loop from Hildebrandshausen

Moderate

5.0

(2)

9

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NVA Border Troops Patrol Path – Plesse Ascent loop from Hildebrandshausen

02:05

7.19km

180m

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: May 6, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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1.89 km

Former DDR Border Patrol Path

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2

1.90 km

The Kolonnenweg stretches beautifully through the southern Eichsfeld.

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3.21 km

Well, it's a Kolonnenweg - you can find it beautiful - but you don't have to.

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3.21 km

Green Belt – Former Kolonnenweg

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The Kolonnenweg is part of the inner-German border fortifications on the side of the former GDR. In contrast to the rest of the border system, the Column Path has largely …

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4.74 km

The Plesseturm is a 22 m high observation tower built in 1963/64 on the Plesse mountain in the Wanfried Werra Heights. For the wooden structure, 34 cubic meters of larch …

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5.95 km

Plesse Ascent

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Warning, it's OK at the beginning. But then in the forest it's extremely uphill and for quite some time.

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6.98 km

Holy Cross Church Hildebrandshausen

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The Holy Cross branch church in Hildebrandshausen belongs to the parish of St. Anna Lengenfeld unterm Stein and is the village's Catholic parish church. Hildebrandshausen is part of the small part of the Eichsfeld region located in the Unstrut-Hainich district.

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7.06 km

Hildebrandshausen Village Center

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The town lies in a long, narrow valley in southern Eichsfeld.

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7.19 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.58 km

558 m

548 m

432 m

Surfaces

3.21 km

2.39 km

842 m

594 m

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

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