Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Former Inner German Border loop from Mödlareuth

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Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Former Inner German Border loop from Mödlareuth

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Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River – Former Inner German Border loop from Mödlareuth

04:39

17.2km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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571 m

Former Border Installations

Highlight • Historical Site

We should learn from history.

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7.70 km

Bench with panoramic view of the River Saale

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7.75 km

Saalebank – Longest wooden bench

Highlight • Monument

Actually just a joke for the Guinness book.

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8.31 km

Suspension footbridge in the Hag near Hirschberg an der Saale

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This was a restricted area until reunification. The jetty was only rebuilt in 1991.

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8.42 km

Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River

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Directly at the Saalestau is a small rest area where you can listen to the rush of the water and maybe have a beer roaring :-)

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11.0 km

Wenzel Cave

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A chasm that was probably artificially widened.

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16.5 km

Former Inner German Border

Highlight • Historical Site

... it's going well there

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17.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

1.68 km

1.65 km

1.46 km

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

2.36 km

2.34 km

589 m

538 m

445 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

7°C

25 %

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Comments

June 8, 2025,Saalebänk (30,125 Meter lang) – Hängesteg an der Saale Runde von Mödlareuth

Today we went on a hike along the former border path from Mödlareuth over the Saalebänk and the suspension bridge to Hirschberg and back again.

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October 6, 2024,"Die nicht mehr Grenze-Tour" von Hirschberg nach Mödlareuth und zurück

A perfect tour for October 3rd (German Unity Day 🇩🇪)

or November 9th (fall of the Berlin Wall 🧱). Well, three days late.

Better late than never 🙂 and "life didn't punish me" 😉

-> "Gorbi" wasn't right about me 🤣

For me, Mödlareuth is a very big symbol of reunification.

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March 13, 2025,Mödlareuth ein Dorf an der deutsch deutschen Grenze

My last day of freedom. Tomorrow, it's time for some time together again.
As you can see from the title, I was in Mödlareuth. It doesn't sound like much. But anyone who knows a little about German history will recognize the tragedy. A village where the Wall ran through. Fates, friends, and acquaintances were separated overnight. There's a striking film …

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September 9, 2021,Hirschberg -Grenzlandwanderung 09.09.2021 13:19

A long time ago there was a suggestion for a hike around Hirschberg in a Super Illu. Today our association set out to hike the Oelsnitz hiking trails in this area.

We parked near the former leather factory. Unfortunately after 1992, after the bankruptcy, everything was torn down. It went over the area of the leather factory in the direction …

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May 17, 2025,Von Untertiefengrün zur Pressecker Hütte über Venza zur Hexenhaus

Quite easy hike along the Saale to the Pressecker Hut (we were surprised by a small catering service), then a loop to Venzka between forest and meadows, back to a patrol path to the Saale.

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