View of the Elbe River – Former Border Patrol Path loop from Naturschutzgebiet Elbhang-Vierwald

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Ludwigslust-Parchim

Boizenburg/Elbe

View of the Elbe River – Former Border Patrol Path loop from Naturschutzgebiet Elbhang-Vierwald

Easy

4.7

(15)

hikers

View of the Elbe River – Former Border Patrol Path loop from Naturschutzgebiet Elbhang-Vierwald

01:30

5.60km

60m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturschutzgebiet Elbhang-Vierwald

Biosphärenreservat Flusslandschaft Elbe - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.01 km

Eye Hideout in the Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

At the "Auge" adventure hideout, the focus is on the view of a valley forested with beech trees. A beautiful, unusual place to sit.

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1.22 km

Ear Experience Hideout

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Here we should "hear" the forest

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1.27 km

Former Border Patrol Trail in the Elbhang-Vierwald Nature Reserve

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1.78 km

Nose Adventure Hideout

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To smell the forest, parallel but opposite sloping loungers have been built here

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2.54 km

View of the Elbe River

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Towards four it gets more and more beautiful

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2.58 km

Former Border Patrol Path

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Now quite well overgrown and easy to walk on

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3.55 km

Snow White Mountains on the Elbe Slope – Vierwald

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You come all the way along a small trail along the water!

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4.49 km

Former Inner-German Border – Green Belt

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This is where "the green belt" runs, the former east / west borders between Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg Western Pomerania. Along with the old border towers, the slab path and concrete pillars are references to the past division of Germany.

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5.60 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.39 km

2.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.00 km

1.74 km

469 m

388 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

9°C

3°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

August 29, 2023,Elwkieker (Aussichtsturm) – Blick auf die Sudemündung Runde von Altstadt

I think calling this tour easy is a bit exaggerated. A medium difficulty is more likely. The beginning was quite nice where there was an incredibly great view over the Elbe from the observation tower, otherwise it was a bad path for people who are not quite sure-footed and you can't even get to the Elbe, you can only see …

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