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Der Kolonnenweg – Todesstreifen Runde von Geisa

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Der Kolonnenweg – Todesstreifen Runde von Geisa

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December 28, 2023

Der Kolonnenweg – Todesstreifen Runde von Geisa

Moderate

03:30

12.5km

3.6km/h

260m

250m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

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1.57 km

Schlangenpfad (Snake Path) near Geisa

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The path lives up to its name :)

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8.26 km

View of the Rhön Highlands

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The Rhön is called “land of open distances”. You can experience them here.

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9.35 km

Original Segment of the Berlin Wall at Point Alpha

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"The Berlin Wall is coming to Rasdorf – a rare original piece has been secured from the Berlin Senate," reported Martin Hohmann (CDU), a member of the Bundestag from East …

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9.41 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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9.76 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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9.84 km

GDR Observation Tower at Point Alpha

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GDR observation tower BT-9 with a height of 9m

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10.0 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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10.0 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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12.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.61 km

1.65 km

1.23 km

578 m

418 m

Surfaces

4.38 km

3.38 km

2.19 km

1.34 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

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Der Kolonnenweg – Todesstreifen Runde von Geisa

Schlangenpfad (Snake Path) near Geisa

View of the Rhön Highlands

Original Segment of the Berlin Wall at Point Alpha

House on the Border – Point Alpha Memorial

Kolonnenweg (Former Inner-German Border Path)

GDR Observation Tower at Point Alpha

Point Alpha Memorial

Todesstreifen Memorial at the Inner German Border

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