Hundreds of helpers not only assisted in maintaining the path but also created individual memorial stones, which commemorate the 2,000 children and youth who were transported to Auschwitz to be killed in 1944 or who were deported to and died in numerous subcamps in the final chaotic period of the war. These memorial stones are part of a processual and participatory memorial project, the only if its kind in Germany. The project is ongoing, until a memorial stone has been put in place for every deported child and youth.
Meanwhile, the volunteer initiative "Gedenkweg Buchenwaldbahn" is supported and assisted by a range of non-profits, institutions, and individuals.
Today the Commemorative Buchenwald Rail Line can be walked at all times of the year. It is the only way to access the former camp on Ettersberg Mountain on foot. The Buchenwald Memorial offer tours along this path, for which there is a growing demand among school classes and other groups.
