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Gompertshausen Border Monument – Leitenhausen Memorial Site loop from Schlechtsart

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Gompertshausen Border Monument – Leitenhausen Memorial Site loop from Schlechtsart

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Gompertshausen Border Monument – Leitenhausen Memorial Site loop from Schlechtsart

02:28

8.93km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Naturpark Haßberge

Schlechtsarter Schweiz

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396 m

Spanshügel Archaeological Monument

Highlight • Historical Site

During the GDR era, the Spanshügel was in the border area, more precisely in the 500 meter restricted area and was not accessible to anyone except the border guards. Logically, …

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1.14 km

View from Spanshügel

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Wonderful view far into the Grabfeld ... but brutally steep ascent and possibly. damp underground extremely slippery .. to be enjoyed with care ... but the view compensates for everything .... 👍

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1.77 km

Former Border Fence

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a rare piece of German history

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1.84 km

Former Inner German Border Fence at Schlechtsarter Schweiz

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At this point there are still remains of the old border fortifications. After the fall of the Wall, NVA soldiers simply forgot to dismantle the 300-meter-long barriers. So a piece of the border fortification simply remained standing.

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5.08 km

Gompertshausen Border Tower and Command Bunker

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From Gompertshausen you drive across the Thuringian-Bavarian border. The former border tower with bunker complex is particularly well preserved and is a reminder of the former separation.

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5.12 km

Gompertshausen Border Monument

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Located directly on the former border strip, it was only a few meters to the former Federal Republic of Germany. The border tower on the outskirts of Gompertshausen can be …

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7.42 km

Leitenhausen Memorial Site

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Polished village on the former border.

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8.94 km

Grenzgänger Trail Border Point

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On the road from Schlechtsart to Trappstadt is this variedly designed border point with a selfie point, a game idea (telephone to Bavaria), a memorial stone with a linden tree …

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8.93 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.19 km

595 m

160 m

Surfaces

3.92 km

2.22 km

1.41 km

808 m

595 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Wednesday 5 August

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Gompertshausen Border Monument – Leitenhausen Memorial Site loop from Schlechtsart

Spanshügel Archaeological Monument

View from Spanshügel

Former Border Fence

Former Inner German Border Fence at Schlechtsarter Schweiz

Gompertshausen Border Tower and Command Bunker

Gompertshausen Border Monument

Leitenhausen Memorial Site

Grenzgänger Trail Border Point

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