Overcoming Borders Sculpture – Lenschow Memorial Stone loop from Groß Grönau

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Overcoming Borders Sculpture – Lenschow Memorial Stone loop from Groß Grönau

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Overcoming Borders Sculpture – Lenschow Memorial Stone loop from Groß Grönau

01:25

5.56km

20m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Wakenitz

Wakenitzniederung

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327 m

Drägerweg

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The Drägerweg is a hiking trail between Lübeck and Rothenhusen that has been continuously maintained since 2007.

The trail runs almost parallel to the Wakenitz, but has little contact with …

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737 m

Grenzer Überwinden Sculpture by Claus Götz

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The sculpture by Schattin sculptor Claus Görtz depicts a person rising like a phoenix from and above the demolished border fortifications.
The sculpture is made from old barriers.

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744 m

Claus Görtz Sculpture (Wakenitz Conservation Area)

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This artwork, created by Claus Görtz from the artist village Schattin, was made from the remains of the former border fortifications (FRG / GDR).

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806 m

Overcoming Borders Sculpture

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Shortly before the pedestrian bridge over the Wakenitz is the sculpture "Overcoming Borders" by the Schattin-based sculptor Claus Görtz. Manufactured in 2008 from old barriers.

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1.08 km

Here once stood the village Lenschow, which was demolished in the 70s. It was too close to the border to the single FRG.
Today, there is almost nothing left to see from the former inner-German border.

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1.12 km

Remains of Border Watchtower at Lenschow

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Only a few traces of this terrible past can be found on the former border strip (FRG / GDR).
Here is the stump of a worn watchtower.

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3.21 km

Former Resin Harvesting Forest

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Since raw materials were scarce in the GDR, resin was obtained from trees. One scratched the tree and fastened under it a glass into which the resin dripped. Here many trees still have these former "milking posts".

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4.73 km

Wakenitz River (former border river)

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From here you have a beautiful view of the river, which is also called the "Amazon of the North".
The bridge connects Schleswig-Holstein with Mecklenburg-West Pomerania.

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5.56 km

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4.50 km

1.06 km

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3.38 km

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