Iron Curtain Trail Gets Two Thumbs Up

Were on the Iron Curtain Trail (aka EuroVelo 13) and is has nicest riding we've had in Germany yet. Pretty landscape, varied topography, a mix of riding surfaces and no people. It was wonderful, except I forgot to load the route in my Garmin and this is one route where I could use turn-by-turn guidance.

The route is under development but when completed it will run the entire length of the Iron Curtain. We did a segment in the Czech Republic and liked that too. Too bad I didn't know more about it before we left.

Look closely at Photo 4. It shows the side and back yards of a home built on the outskirt of a village since the wall came down. The photo shows one of the monuments marking the border between East and West. Look closer - there is a guard tower visible under the roof of the carport. Photo 2 doesn't show the actual fench, which was double-rowed, tall, with barbed wire. The fences were mined. Dogs and guard stations were in the middle.Read more