Experience a unique route 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. Walk from the L97 parking lot directly along the Kolonnenweg past the Heiko Runge memorial stone to the Open-Air-Border Museum and on to Sorge over a distance of 11 km. Discover the beauty of nature and learn more about Germany's turbulent history.
On the traces of inner-German border history 2
Short facts
- start: Parking spot L97 (Benneckenstein - Hohegeiß)
- destination: Parking spot L97 (Benneckenstein - Hohegeiß)
- medium
- 10,75 km
- 2 hours 50 minutes
- 638 m
- 479 m
- Loop tour
best season
Tour waypoints
Parkplatz L97
Heiko Runge Gedenkstein
46 Grenzmuseum
Ring der Erinnerung in the border area of Sorge
Grenzturm - Beobachtungsturm
Freiland-Grenzmuseum Sorge
Parking spot Ebersbachstraße - Sorge
Bus stop Sorge - Försterbergstraße
Kleines Grenzmuseum
Playground Sorge
Parking spot Benneckensteiner Straße - Sorge
Rest and festival area at the gondola pond
Alte Kompanie in der Grenzlandschaft Sorge
Tour-Dashboard
Pavings
- Crushed Rock (38%)
- Street (20%)
- Asphalt Coating (41%)
- Hiking Trail (1%)
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
- from Wernigerode via the B244, Elbingerode junction B27, continue to the Königshütte junction B242 to Tanne, then to Benneckenstein and via the L97 towards Hohegeiß
- from Braunlage via the B242, towards Tanne to Benneckenstein and via the L97 towards Hohegeiß
- from Nordhausen via the B4 to the L98 Benneckenstein junction, then via the L97 towards Hohegeiß
Recommended parking spot:
- Parking spot L97 between Benneckenstein and Hohegeiß
An alternative start to the tour is also possible via the Harz town of Sorge.
- Ebersbachstraße parking spot (follow the signs to the parking spot and then the signs to the "Freiland-Grenzmuseum") Note: From the parking spot, driving on the forest road is strictly prohibited!
Further parking spots:
- Parking spot: Am Kleinen Grenzmuseum, Köhlerbergstraße (former Sorge train station)
- Parkingspot: opposite the Hotel Sonnenhof
All parking spots are free of charge.
You can reach the starting point of the tour on the L97 by bus with the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe from Wernigerode
Line 265 Wernigerode - Elbingerode - Benneckenstein - Hohegeiß
Here you have the option of getting off in Benneckenstein or Hohegeiß. There is a connection to the tour from the respective stop.
or
with the Harzer Schmalspurbahn from Wernigerode or Nordhausen, alighting at Benneckenstein or Sorge.
TIP:
With the Harzer UrlaubsTicket you can travel free of charge throughout the Harz region.
HATIX - free use of public bus routes operated by Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe, 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