Experience a unique hike along the Green Belt, which once marked the inner-German border. Immerse yourself in history and experience the past up close at the Open-Air-Border Museum and the Ring of Remembrance. Route along the Kolonnenweg and back to Sorge over a distance of approx. 9 km. Discover the beauty of nature and learn more about Germany's turbulent history.
Circular route "On the traces of inner-German border history 1"
Short facts
- start: Parking spot Ebersbachstraße
- destination: Parking spot Ebersbachstraße
- medium
- 8,75 km
- 2 hours 15 minutes
- 604 m
- 479 m
- Loop tour
best season
Tour waypoints
Parking spot Ebersbachstraße - Sorge
Freiland-Grenzmuseum Sorge
Grenzturm - Beobachtungsturm
Ring der Erinnerung in the border area of Sorge
46 Grenzmuseum
Heiko Runge Gedenkstein
Parkplatz L97
Rest and festival area at the gondola pond
Zum Sonnenhof
Harzhaus Sorglos - Ihre hundefreundliche Unterkunft (3 SZ)
Playground Sorge
Kleines Grenzmuseum
Tour-Dashboard
Pavings
- Asphalt Coating (6%)
- Crushed Rock (54%)
- Street (40%)
Weather
General information
There are no known safety instructions.
Solid shoes, functional clothing, rucksack provisions, sun and rain protection are recommended.
Remember to pack a (cell phone) camera, Harzer Wandernadel stamp booklet and binoculars if necessary.
On this themed tour, you will learn a lot of interesting facts about the history of the inner-German border. Use the multimedia guide and the display boards for further illustration.
Visit the Small Border Museum in the Harz village of Sorge. You can find the opening times here:
On this circular tour, you have the opportunity to collect one of the coveted stamps and the Harzer Wandernadel.
No. 46 - Ring of Remembrance
You can reach Sorge by car
- from Wernigerode via the B244, take the Elbingerode B27 junction, continue to the Königshütte B242 junction and in Tanne take the B242 towards Braunlage
- from Braunlage via the B242, direction Tanne
- from Nordhausen via the B4 to the L98 Benneckenstein junction, then towards Tanne and via the B242 towards Braunlage
There are plenty of free parking spots available in the Harz town of Sorge:
Recommended parking lot:
- Ebersbachstraße parking spot (follow the signs to the parking lot and then the signs for "Freiland-Grenzmuseum") Note: From the parking spot, driving on the forest road is strictly prohibited!
Further parking spots for alternative starts to the tour:
- Parking spot: Am Kleinen Grenzmuseum, Köhlerbergstraße (former Sorge train station)
- Parking spot: opposite the Hotel Sonnenhof
- Parking spot L97 between Benneckenstein and Hohegeiß
You can reach the Harz town of Sorge by bus from the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe:
from the direction of Wernigerode
or
with the Harzer Schmalspurbahn from Wernigerode or Nordhausen.
TIP :
With the Harzer UrlaubsTicket you can travel free of charge throughout the Harz region.
HATIX - free use of the public bus lines of the Harzer Verkersbetriebe, Q-Bus Nahverkehrsgesellschaft, Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH and Verkehrsgesellschaft Südharz in the Harz district. Now also free use in the districts of Goslar and Göttingen.
You can find more information at: www.hatix.info
Unfortunately, no literature is known.
Wanderkarte - Stadt Oberharz am Brocken 1:25000 ; ISBN 978-3-86973-065-3