GDR border post at Jungborn – Jungborn Harz – The Jungborn loop from Stapelburg

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GDR border post at Jungborn – Jungborn Harz – The Jungborn loop from Stapelburg

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GDR border post at Jungborn – Jungborn Harz – The Jungborn loop from Stapelburg

01:14

11.5km

190m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Oker- und Eckertal in den Landkreisen Goslar und Wolfenbüttel

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383 m

Wild Garlic Trail

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The tastiest wild garlic grows here

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1.34 km

GDR border post at Jungborn

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The Kuranstalt Jungborn was a sanatorium that was founded in 1896 in the valley of the Ecker near Stapelburg by Adolf Just. It is considered Germany's first and largest natural …

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1.34 km

Ecker River Border and Former Inner-German Border

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Remnants of the division of Germany can still be found here

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1.36 km

Jungborn Harz – The Jungborn

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Sign

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5.74 km

View of the Harz Mountains

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Great view a bit off the main routes. Great walk

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10.3 km

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

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Here you can find out interesting facts about the history of cure in the Harz Mountains and a special stamp for the Harzer Grenzweg.

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10.9 km

Former GDR state border with border post

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Again and again you come across the black, red and gold concrete border posts along the Harz border road. They are the already weathered witnesses of the long-standing separation within Germany.

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11.2 km

Walter Otte was shot dead by a border guard at the border fence on June 11, 1976 after he was drunk and provocative. His body was prepared and placed in a market near Magdeburg to cover up the matter.

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