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Eichsfeld Border Traces
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- 20.86 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Hiking

- 5:45 h
- 20.86 km
- 445 m
- 445 m
- 175 m
- 316 m
- 141 m
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- Start: Duderstadt city center at the tourist info/ town hall
- Destination: Duderstadt city center at the tourist info/ town hall

Hiking on the Green Belt between history and nature

At the southern edge of the Harz, near Duderstadt in the Eichsfeld region, the Green Belt, a unique natural area along the former inner-German border, and the history of the German division can be experienced up close. From the Eichsfeld Border Museum, the route leads along the former border strip to Gut Herbigshagen, where the famous wildlife filmmaker Prof. Heinz Sielmann and his wife established Germany’s 1st Heinz Sielmann Nature Experience Center. The hike ends with a walk through the historic alleys of Duderstadt’s old town with its impressive ensemble of richly decorated half-timbered houses and medieval fortifications.

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Tour information

- Cultural Interesting
- Loop Road
- Loop Road
- Stop at an Inn

Author

Harzer Tourismusverband

Organization

Harz: Magische Gebirgswelt

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    - Church
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    - Church
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Contact

Marktstraße

37115 Duderstadt

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