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Borderland Museum SchnackenburgPhoto: Grenzlandmuseum Schnackenburg, CC BY, Urlaubsregion Wendland.Elbe
80 km hiking route along the former border between Altmark and Wendland
Experience exciting hiking stages in the National Natural Monument and future UNESCO World Heritage Green Belt.
80 km hiking route along the former border between Altmark and Wendland
The journey is the destination! East and West meet at the former border strip and vice versa. Stories live here: Cold War, time of change, 30 years of living together in a united Germany. Memorial sites and nature conservation projects come together. And you are right in the middle. Learn what it means when East and West slowly grow together.
You can start either at the Green Belt INFO POINT "Hostel at the small vineyard Dahrendorf" in the northwestern Altmark, 500 m from the former border strip and directly next to a walkable GDR border tower. Or at the "Borderland Museum" in Schnackenburg on the Elbe, the old customs station. The 80 km long hiking trail passes through about 20 different natural areas – sand dunes, but also vast meadows, lakes, or damp alder floodplain forests. 1,200 animal species listed on the Red List of endangered species live today in the hiking corridor. A biodiversity hotspot.
Author’s recommendation
Experience routes to nature and history:
Amanda Hasenfusz
"Green Belt Altmark" ISBN 978-3-95894-236-3
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Wildlife crossing!
Tips and suggestions
https://region-wendland.de/aktivit%C3%A4t/grenzerfahrung/
Roadbook
The route also leads to important memorial sites and destroyed villages on the former inner-German border. Along the way, hikers meet authentic people who live in the small villages of the former restricted area – either long-established residents or newcomers.
The nearby towns of Lüchow, Bergen (Dumme), Salzwedel, Gartow, Arendsee, and Seehausen can also be visited. Tips on accommodation and gastronomy at: https://region-wendland.de/aktivit%C3%A4t/grenzerfahrung/. They enrich the experience offered by this impressive route. Off to the Green Belt, whose beautiful motto is: From death strip to lifeline.
Grenzlandmuseum Schnackenburg
Sportboothafen Schnackenburg
St. Nicolai Kirche Schnackenburg
Ferienwohnung Bömenzien
LADEpünktchen Bömenzien Nr. 38
GDR border tower in Dahrendorf: Uninterrupted views
Herberge am kleinen Weingarten Dahrendorf
LADEpünktchen Herberge am kleinen Weingarten Dahrendorf
Public transport
To Dahrendorf by train via Uelzen/Salzwedel to Schnega station. 2.5 km to the hiking trail.
To Schnackenburg by train to Wittenberge. Continue by PlusBus 944 to Lenzen. Change there to bus 954 or take line 944 without changing every 2 hours to Lütkenwisch and cross by ferry.
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Book recommendation by the author
"Green Belt Altmark" ISBN 978-3-95894-236-3
Flyer "Border Experience" available at tourism information centers
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https://region-wendland.de/wp-content/uploads/Faltplan-Karte-scaled.jpg
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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