Grenzsteintrophy

June 04 - June 17 2026

SchleswigHolstein Germany

Date Confirmed

Registration Opened: January 01 2026

Distances: 795.3 miles

Difficulty: Extreme terrain with frequent steep hills and long sustained climb

Limited to: 37 Participants

The Grenzsteintrophy (GST) is a self-supported bikepacking trip along the former inner-German border. The number of riders is limited (years since the fall of the wall = participants; example: 2026 = 37 riders).

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 ride 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

Registration Fees

To participate, you must “work through” the following list: get familiar with the code! Make a donation of your chosen amount (benchmark 1% of the value of your GST equipment) to one of the following institutions (or a similar one) and send the screenshot of the transfer to us. "Write a few lines (minimum length in words = years since the fall of the Berlin Wall; i.e., 2026 37 words) explaining why you want to ride the GST and send these together with a photo of yourself to us. Proof of valid membership in Bikepacking-Deutschland e.V. for the period of the GST. Fill out the liability waiver and send a scan with the 'other stuff' to us. If you are listed on the GST page as 'GST Rider 2026', that is the confirmation that you are in!

Included

A unique bikepacking trip along the former inner-German border!

Prize / Race Categories

A smile in your face when you'll see the former Tri-border area in south of Germany ;-)

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