Wendehausen Agent Lock – Green Belt loop from Frankenloch bei Heldra

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Wendehausen Agent Lock – Green Belt loop from Frankenloch bei Heldra

Easy

4.6

(16)

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Wendehausen Agent Lock – Green Belt loop from Frankenloch bei Heldra

01:37

5.25km

190m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

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1.04 km

Wendehausen Agent Lock

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The agent lock of Wendehausen (nomen est omen!) Dates back to the early 1980s and is said to have served to inject and disperse Stasi agents. It was camouflaged as …

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1.33 km

Bench with a view of the Werratal

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This rest bench is located right next to the agent lock, at P12, and offers a view of the patrol path below.

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1.53 km

View of the Werratal from Muhlenberg

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It's not just the great view over the Werra valley and the Heldrastein that make this resting place enthroned on the mountain so appealing. It is also the reward for …

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1.70 km

Green Belt

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Germany was divided for almost 40 years. The inner-German border was closely guarded with high walls, barbed wire and watchtowers. This allowed nature to live: the border strip became a …

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1.73 km

View of Heldrastein

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The Karnberg forms together
with the Muhlienberg that
Shell limestone plateau above
of the Mainzer Heads hiking trail.
The origin for the label
Mainzer Heads is in the affiliation
of …

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2.10 km

Separate borders - nature connects!
The Green Belt Germany is a 1,400 km long biotope network that stretches along the former inner-German border.

Caution ⚠️ Stay on the paths, there may still be mines.

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2.35 km

Kolonnenweg (Former Border Patrol Road)

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The patrol path runs here over a longer section in hilly terrain.
Here you have the option of taking the patrol path to the P12 Mainzer Heads premium hiking trail …

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3.50 km