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Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Wanfried

Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

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Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

02:05

7.04km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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272 m

Muschelkalk Quarry

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Old limestone quarry, here you can clearly see the shell limestone rock layers on the demolition stones.

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1.30 km

Muschelkalk outcrop with exposed tree roots

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Shell limestone structures

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2.19 km

Hesse–Thuringia Border with Historic Boundary Stone

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State border Hessen Thuringia with historical boundary stone on the hiking trail

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2.22 km

NVA Border Troops Patrol Path

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Well, it's a Kolonnenweg - you can find it beautiful - but you don't have to.

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2.23 km

Green Belt – Former Kolonnenweg

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The Kolonnenweg is part of the inner-German border fortifications on the side of the former GDR. In contrast to the rest of the border system, the Column Path has largely …

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3.73 km

Plesseturm and view over the Werra Valley

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The Plesseturm is a 22 m high observation tower built in 1963/64 on the Plesse mountain in the Wanfried Werra Heights. For the wooden structure, 34 cubic meters of larch …

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3.85 km

Schwindelweg Trail near Plesseturm

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The path is also called the "Vertigo Trail", and rightly so. A beautiful path with great views that comes out directly below the Plesse Tower. However, it is very steep and has some exposed areas.

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6.67 km

Calcareous Grassland at Piesberg-Hornslet

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Profusion of flowers and juniper

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7.04 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.25 km

448 m

307 m

Surfaces

4.62 km

1.90 km

482 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

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June 2, 2024,Plesseturm – Plesse mit Aussichtsturm Runde von Katharinenberg

The path directly after the observation tower is not suitable for people with a fear of heights or unsteady footing.

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Muschelkalk Quarry – NVA Border Troops Patrol Path loop from Wälder um Wanfried

Muschelkalk Quarry

Muschelkalk outcrop with exposed tree roots

Hesse–Thuringia Border with Historic Boundary Stone

NVA Border Troops Patrol Path

Green Belt – Former Kolonnenweg

Plesseturm and view over the Werra Valley

Schwindelweg Trail near Plesseturm

Calcareous Grassland at Piesberg-Hornslet

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