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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Observation Bunker – Genscher Oak loop from Böckwitz

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Altmarkkreis Salzwedel

Observation Bunker – Genscher Oak loop from Böckwitz

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Observation Bunker – Genscher Oak loop from Böckwitz

01:32

6.09km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Waypoints

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9 m

Böckwitz Border Educational Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Several stations explain the facilities on the former inner-German border

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61 m

Observation Bunker

Highlight • Monument

Impressive remnants of the GDR border fortifications can still be found today on the former inner-German border near Zicherie (Lower Saxony) and the directly adjacent Böckwitz (Saxony-Anhalt).

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395 m

Signal fence and barbecue area at the Drömling border educational trail

Highlight • Historical Site

Close to the border educational trail!

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445 m

Signal Fence of the Former Inner German Border

Highlight • Historical Site

Signal fence on the east side. 200m further to the west was the real border (there exhibition).

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5.50 km

Signal Fence and Shelter at Zicherie Border Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

The actual border strip began with this signal fence. This fence system was usually built a few hundred meters from the actual border.
Here, too, a few meters (with a wooden sign) have been set up.

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5.54 km

Barbecue Area

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The place is located in the immediate vicinity of the Border Museum/Border Educational Trail Zicherie-Böckwitz. It is a quiet, historically significant place that today is considered a symbol of the reunification of East and West.

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5.86 km

Border Memorial and Observation Tower Between Böckwitz and Zicherie

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between Böckwitz + Zicherie

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6.06 km

Genscher Oak

Highlight • Monument

Oak tree planted by former Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher on 26 August 1998

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6.09 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.18 km

903 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

994 m

873 m

360 m

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