Cologne District
Bergisches LandOberbergischer KreisReichshofBranscheid Juniper Heath
Cologne District
Bergisches LandOberbergischer KreisReichshofBranscheid Juniper Heath
Highlight • Natural
Branscheid Juniper Heath
Hiking
4.8
(486)
Mountain biking
5.0
(42)
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April 25, 2020
Hiking
•September 18, 2017
Hiking
Since the Middle Ages, the people who settled here had cut down more and more forests to obtain firewood and timber. Because the resulting meadows were also grazed intensively, large heath areas developed on which the undemanding juniper with its sharp needles was one of the few plants that could survive.
•July 29, 2018
Hiking
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Elevation 450 m
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