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Grenzsteintrophy

August 10 2024
Thüringen Germany
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Distances: 795.3 miles
Difficulty: Extreme terrain with frequent steep hills and long sustained climb

The Grenzsteintrophy (GST) is a self-supported bikepacking trip along the former inner-German border. The start of the GST is every year on June 17th at the former border triangle in south of Germany. The number of drivers is limited (years since the fall of the wall = participants; example: 2020 = 31 drivers).

The route of the GST follows the patrol track (Tankplates) of the NVA, which was built a few hundred meters parallel to the former German-German border on the GDR side. In the north it ends at the Baltic Sea (Priwall / Travemünde); in the south-east it ends at the former border triangle near Mittelhammer in the Vogtland region. We drive according to a self-scouted GPS track, which is improved year by year. The track is about 1,250 km long and has almost 18,000 meters of climbing . The surface splits approximately: 40% historical tank plates, 30% tarmac and 30% forest/forest path. The Kolonnenweg follows the border exactly and does not take any “topographic consideration”. This results in many short and steep climbs with up to 30% climbs and downhills. From the south, there are about 15,000 meters of climbing for the first 750 kilometers. With the exception of the Brocken, no climb is longer than 300m, but there are plenty of it! From Helmstedt the route is mostly flat. The nature of the trails varies greatly every year.

Grenzsteintrophy

 
Start Located At: Papstleithener Str. 14 Thüringen 08626 Germany
 
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