Holzborn – Stasi-Schleuse loop from Hessische Schweiz bei Meinhard

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meinhard

Holzborn – Stasi-Schleuse loop from Hessische Schweiz bei Meinhard

Hard

4.9

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130

hikers

Holzborn – Stasi-Schleuse loop from Hessische Schweiz bei Meinhard

05:09

17.5km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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308 m

Start and finish of Premium Trail P4 (Hitzelrode, Hessian Switzerland)

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A very nice hiking trail, I can only recommend it. The P4 is said to be one of the most beautiful in Germany, lots of interesting places and views. I …

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867 m

Old Forester's House of Hitzelrode

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A half-timbered house, former forester's house, which blends in nicely with nature and provides a place of tranquility. At the same time, a nice photo motif on the premium hiking trail P 4.

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1.28 km

Easter Saturday Bench with Panoramic View

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Funny bench with a great view 🌳🌲👍

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7.56 km

Wilhelms-Höhe

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Time for a shandy. Cozy spot, beer garden under trees, was cozy here

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10.5 km

Holzborn

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Nice shady spot. The dogs can have a drink

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13.5 km

Former DDR Border Troops Patrol Road

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The risk of twisting your ankle is very high, depending on how the plates are positioned. Be careful when walking.

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13.9 km

Through this 40-meter-long concrete tube once Stasi employees were clandestinely rooted through the inner-German border - sometimes for espionage to West Germany, sometimes for rapport to East Germany. If you are brave, today you can even crawl through it yourself.

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14.9 km

East German Border Column on the Gobert

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A weathered border post remembers when Germany was divided by an inner German border. Today, the border between Hesse and Thuringia runs here, which you can luckily cross without hindrance. There is also a beautiful view.

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17.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

2.25 km

1.43 km

858 m

Surfaces

9.62 km

3.62 km

3.42 km

836 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Saturday 31 October

9°C

3°C

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Comments

May 8, 2023,Wanderung von Bad Sooden Allendorf 🍀🙏😊❤️

Inspiration from Wood Walker 😉👌👍 with a few shortcuts. 1× not on purpose, 3× on purpose to explore new paths 😉. 2 were at your own risk, however, as they went down a very steep hill. Still great tour. 👌🙏🍀

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February 5, 2022,Rundwanderweg von BSA zu schönen Aussichten 🤩🚶🏻‍♂️

In addition to the beautiful views, there were other sights such as the Holzborn, Dr. Kerstan Hütte, lots of old boundary stones, the highest elevation of the Eichsfeld, the antenna house, the forester's grave on the Gobert, another Stasi lock and the completely locked Rothestein Castle...!🏰🚫⛔️

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