Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

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Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

02:05

7.04km

190m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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272 m

Muschelkalk Quarry

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Old limestone quarry, here you can clearly see the shell limestone rock layers on the demolition stones.

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1.30 km

Muschelkalk outcrop with exposed tree roots

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Shell limestone structures

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2.19 km

Hesse–Thuringia Border with Historic Boundary Stone

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State border Hessen Thuringia with historical boundary stone on the hiking trail

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2.22 km

NVA Border Troops Patrol Path

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Well, it's a Kolonnenweg - you can find it beautiful - but you don't have to.

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2.23 km

Green Belt – Former Kolonnenweg

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The Kolonnenweg is part of the inner-German border fortifications on the side of the former GDR. In contrast to the rest of the border system, the Column Path has largely …

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3.73 km

Plesseturm and view over the Werra Valley

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The Plesseturm is a 22 m high observation tower built in 1963/64 on the Plesse mountain in the Wanfried Werra Heights. For the wooden structure, 34 cubic meters of larch …

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3.85 km

Schwindelweg Trail near Plesseturm

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The path is also called the "Vertigo Trail", and rightly so. A beautiful path with great views that comes out directly below the Plesse Tower. However, it is very steep and has some exposed areas.

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