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Grenzsteintrophy

June 17 2024
SchleswigHolstein Germany
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Distances: 795.3 miles
Difficulty: Extreme terrain with frequent steep hills and long sustained climb
Limited to: 35 Participants

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 Tri-border area in south of Germany. The number of drivers is limited (years since the fall of the wall = participants; example: 2024 = 35 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 starts 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 north, there are about 15,000 meters of climbing for the last 750 kilometers. With the exception of the Brocken, no climb is longer than 300m, but there are plenty of it! In the north the route is mostly flat. The nature of the trails varies greatly every year.

Grenzsteintrophy

 
Start Located At: Seeweg 131, 23570 Lübeck
 
 
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Jun 17 2024 - EVENT: Grenzsteintrophy