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Deutsches Wanderdrehkreuz – Auf dem alten Grenzstreifen Runde von Blankenstein (Saale)

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Deutsches Wanderdrehkreuz – Auf dem alten Grenzstreifen Runde von Blankenstein (Saale)

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March 27, 2022

Deutsches Wanderdrehkreuz – Auf dem alten Grenzstreifen Runde von Blankenstein (Saale)

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01:23

5.25km

3.8km/h

50m

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Overview

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Train Station

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456 m

Hiking hub

Highlight • Monument

Anyone who has experienced the inner-German border can only be amazed at the freedom to walk one of these five national hiking trails.

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472 m

Hiking Boot Tree Blankenstein

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According to tradition, hikers who have completed the entire Rennsteig trail hang their worn-out hiking boots on a tree, signpost, or railing in Blankenstein. We noticed that not only were …

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498 m

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Selbitz, a few meters before it flows into the Saale. The Selbitz used to be the border river between the GDR and the Federal Republic …

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2.48 km

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Ferdinand Traugott Flinsch introduced mechanical papermaking in Blankenberg in 1843. Parchment paper and printing paper were still produced in this Thuringian town on the Saale River until 1993. Today, you can learn more about that era in a museum.

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3.45 km

Ore cart at Bremsberg

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Ore was extracted from a short test tunnel here. A (in the meantime very rusty) model and a display board with an explanation can be seen here.

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4.36 km

Former Border Strip Trail along the Saale River

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Apart from a few monuments, there is nothing left to remind us of the former death strip that divided Germany over 30 years ago. Today, there is a wonderful path along the banks of the peaceful Saale.

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5.25 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.19 km

2.18 km

502 m

331 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.22 km

1.79 km

425 m

378 m

362 m

< 100 m

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Deutsches Wanderdrehkreuz – Auf dem alten Grenzstreifen Runde von Blankenstein (Saale)

Hiking hub

Hiking Boot Tree Blankenstein

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

Ore cart at Bremsberg

Former Border Strip Trail along the Saale River

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