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Hans Watzlik Grove (Old‑Growth Forest)

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Hans Watzlik Grove (Old‑Growth Forest)

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Hans Watzlik Grove (Old‑Growth Forest)

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

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Location: Bayerisch Eisenstein, Regen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Best Hikes to Hans Watzlik Grove (Old‑Growth Forest)

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1. Urwaldrelikte in the North of the National Park

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Schwellhäusl Mountain Lodge – Trifterklause Schwellhäusl loop from Zwieslerwaldhaus

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3. Trifter Inn Schwellhäusl – Schwellhäusl Mountain Lodge loop from Seebachschleife

3.76km

01:02

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Jonas Wind

October 4, 2016

In the Hans-Watzlik-Hain no forestry is operated in the classical sense and the flora is left to itself. Fallen and uprooted trees, lightning strike and large broken branches testify to this. Here are also ancient trees; the largest of these is the "Large Wood House" with more than six and a half meters in diameter (standard measured at chest height of 1.30 m).

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Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald

June 25, 2020

The Hans-Watzlik-Hain, named after a Bohemian poet, houses ancient giant trees. Including the mightiest tree in the Bavarian Forest National Park, the Große Waldhausanne, with a circumference of over six and a half meters and a height of over 50 meters. There is a small junction on the “Green Triangle” hiking route that leads through the middle of the wilderness with standing and lying giant trees. The primeval forest was placed under protection as early as 1950.

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Claudia Hinkelhuber

July 23, 2020

Lt. National Park Administration information booklet "A record-breaking fir tree"

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Location: Bayerisch Eisenstein, Regen, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Hans Watzlik Grove (Old‑Growth Forest)

1. Urwaldrelikte in the North of the National Park

2. Schwellhäusl Mountain Lodge – Trifterklause Schwellhäusl loop from Zwieslerwaldhaus

3. Trifter Inn Schwellhäusl – Schwellhäusl Mountain Lodge loop from Seebachschleife

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