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Ecker River – GDR border post at Jungborn loop from Stapelburg

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Ecker River – GDR border post at Jungborn loop from Stapelburg

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Ecker River – GDR border post at Jungborn loop from Stapelburg

02:23

8.65km

150m

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 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Harz

Oker- und Eckertal in den Landkreisen Goslar und Wolfenbüttel

Waypoints

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Start point

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1.68 km

Former Inner German Border Post on the Harz Border Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

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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2

2.13 km

Jungborn shelter

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There are 2 pieces of super nice shelters, the most beautiful I know

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3.44 km

Harz Border Trail – Green Belt

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Everything was written, beautiful in every season

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6.86 km

Ecker River

Highlight • River

Here you have a great view of the Ecker.

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7.20 km

Jungborn Special Stamp Site (Harzer Wandernadel)

Highlight • Rest Area

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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7.32 km

GDR border post at Jungborn

Highlight • Historical Site

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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7

7.57 km

Jungborn Forest Café

Highlight • Cafe

A beautiful forest café and farm shop with its own products.

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8.27 km

Jungbornplatz Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

The ideal starting point for hikes in the Eckertal.
Full quickly on the weekend.

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8.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.86 km

3.20 km

1.20 km

120 m

Surfaces

4.17 km

2.67 km

1.35 km

185 m

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Highest point (350 m)

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