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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Geisa

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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Geisa

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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Geisa

01:52

6.56km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

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1.37 km

View of Geisa and the Ulster Valley

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Beautiful bench with a wonderful view over the Ulster Valley.

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2.05 km

Todesstreifen Memorial at the Inner German Border

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Every student should have visited this memorial once during a class trip.

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2.07 km

Point Alpha Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

It is definitely worth stopping here to visit the interesting memorial at Point Alpha. It is open daily from April to October from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Adults pay 6 euros admission.

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2.24 km

Dog Run Facility of the GDR Border Security

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The dog walker was used to block free unmanageable areas or aisles. In addition to the rope systems, there were also fenced systems with free-running dogs.

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2.29 km

Kolonnenweg (Former Inner-German Border Path)

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The development of the border between 1945 and 1990 is shown along the old column path. The GDR border security soldiers used the patrol route along the border.

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2.72 km

Friedenswind Sculpture

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Worth seeing and more relevant than ever as an art object. This symbolizes the wind of change and the sweeping changes after the fall of the Wall, created by the artist Friedel Dementer.

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3.00 km

Based on Christ's Way of the Cross, the individual stations symbolize suffering and oppression within the GDR dictatorship and along the German-German border.
Source:
pointalpha.com/produkt/weg-der-hoffnung-3

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3.78 km

View of the Rhön Highlands

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The Rhön is called “land of open distances”. You can experience them here.

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6.56 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.06 km

1.17 km

279 m

Surfaces

3.57 km

1.16 km

1.12 km

435 m

214 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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Thursday 2 July

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Point Alpha Memorial – View of the Rhön Highlands loop from Geisa

View of Geisa and the Ulster Valley

Todesstreifen Memorial at the Inner German Border

Point Alpha Memorial

Dog Run Facility of the GDR Border Security

Kolonnenweg (Former Inner-German Border Path)

Friedenswind Sculpture

Way of Hope – Point Alpha

View of the Rhön Highlands

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