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Landkreis Eichsfeld
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Pferdeberg Observation Tower – Border Traces in Eichsfeld loop from Lindenberg/Eichsfeld

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Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Eichsfeld
Teistungen

Pferdeberg Observation Tower – Border Traces in Eichsfeld loop from Lindenberg/Eichsfeld

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4.7

(191)

820

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Pferdeberg Observation Tower – Border Traces in Eichsfeld loop from Lindenberg/Eichsfeld

01:46

6.33km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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999 m

Former Road Barrier at the Teistungen Border Crossing

Highlight • Historical Site

The automatic road blocker is pretty monstrous and also somehow impressive ...

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2.66 km

At the Pferdebergkreuz you have a wide panoramic view as far as the Harz Mountains. It was built in 1952 to commemorate the Lindenberg chapel.

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2.84 km

Pferdeberg Observation Tower

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beautiful viewpoint. Before the borders were opened, the Germans came here to look to the East

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3.27 km

Border Traces in Eichsfeld

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5

3.29 km

Beautiful distant view over green hills with the new hotel complex of Teistungenburg.

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3.92 km

A watchtower used by the GDR border troops above the borderland museum Eichsfeld. The tower was a command post responsible for a 16.9-kilometer boundary. From the pulpit, the four-man crew …

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4.75 km

The column path leads along the remaining border security systems to this observation bunker. On the Grenzlandweg itself, 24 different stations provide information with in-depth explanations of the respective location.

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5.46 km

Eichsfeld Borderland Museum

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Various display boards, exhibits, stories about the border and the people as well as border guard vehicles from both sides, well done

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6.33 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.37 km

1.34 km

526 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.38 km

2.69 km

184 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Sunday 7 June

23°C

8°C

16 %

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