{"id":9853,"date":"2014-09-01T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=9853"},"modified":"2025-07-27T14:59:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T13:59:41","slug":"berlin-mauerweg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2014\/berlin-mauerweg\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Mauerweg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided it was a good idea to cycle the entire length of the Berlin Wall (Berlin Mauerweg). 160 km&#8217;s later, and I feel a tad wrecked, but it was definitely worth the effort \ud83d\ude42 There wasn&#8217;t much left to indicate the wall was there originally. The guard towers are mostly pulled down and most of the open spaces are overgrown or built on now. But it&#8217;s definitely a good trip to make. Cycling the wall route is an excellent way to get a feel for how long the border the communists were attempting to lock in was. 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