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GDR border post at Jungborn – Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge loop from Stapelburg

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GDR border post at Jungborn – Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge loop from Stapelburg

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GDR border post at Jungborn – Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge loop from Stapelburg

02:26

9.07km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Nationalpark Harz

Oker- und Eckertal in den Landkreisen Goslar und Wolfenbüttel

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227 m

Old railway bridge over the Ecker

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On June 11, 1976, Walter Otte was killed here by Staff Sergeant Erwin G. of the GDR
Border troops murdered.

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1.39 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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1.85 km

Ecker River

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Here you have a great view of the Ecker.

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3.83 km

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

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Here you can go for a walk along the corner. Suitable for any weather.

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4.68 km

Ahlsburg Ruins

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If you visit the Ahlsburg, you will only find the ruins of the Reichs- und Höhenburg. You can only see the remains of foundations, foundations and the moat. It is …

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7.85 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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8.07 km

Jungborn Nature and Health Park

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The Jungborn was a spacious health resort, a medically supervised sanatorium for simple, natural healing methods. Guided by this motto, Adolf Just, the father of the idea and founder of …

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8.50 km

Former Inner German Border Post on the Harz Border Trail

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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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9.07 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.65 km

2.20 km

212 m

Surfaces

6.54 km

2.19 km

212 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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GDR border post at Jungborn – Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge loop from Stapelburg

Old railway bridge over the Ecker

GDR border post at Jungborn

Ecker River

Ecker Valley Wooden Footbridge

Ahlsburg Ruins

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

Jungborn Nature and Health Park

Former Inner German Border Post on the Harz Border Trail

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