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Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Wiltingen

Kroh Cross and Old Oak

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Trier-Saarburg

Wiltingen

Kroh Cross and Old Oak

Highlight • Religious Site

Kroh Cross and Old Oak

Recommended by 84 hikers out of 87

This Highlight is in a protected area

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Saar-Hunsrück

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Location: Wiltingen, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Ockfen Fishing Pond – Kroh Cross and Old Oak loop from Ockfen

13.5km

03:54

350m

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

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2. Kroh Cross and Old Oak – Geisberg Transmission Tower loop from Wiltingen

9.18km

02:43

280m

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

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3. Kroh Cross and Old Oak – Geisberg Transmission Tower loop from Wiltingen

12.5km

03:38

330m

340m

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

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Vera

October 8, 2016

Historic path spider that connects communities such as Irsch, Ockfen, Schoden and Wiltingen with Vierherrenborn, Steinbachweier and Zerf. Legend has it that the cross was originally built by a lord who was able to save himself in a wolf attack on the old oak. There are two versions of the legend.
The age of the oak is estimated to be more than 200 years and already protected in the 1930s.

There is the possibility to rest at two tables.

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Michael

February 24, 2021

Old oak forests, unfortunately the spruces are almost all dead.

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JakobusPilger

December 25, 2021

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and attract the attention of many people. The cross is a symbol of life. It stands as a sign of our Christian hope and wants to direct our gaze to Jesus Christ, who has overcome death (...). The cross is part of our life as it was in the life of Jesus.
So I wish that many people … visit the crosses, whether as places of stillness and breathing space before God, whether as places for community gatherings, prayer and praise to God.”
(Text source: Dean Rainald M. Ollig
in: “Crossroads. Small sacred monuments as a sign of popular piety")

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Elevation 510 m

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Location: Wiltingen, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Ockfen Fishing Pond – Kroh Cross and Old Oak loop from Ockfen

2. Kroh Cross and Old Oak – Geisberg Transmission Tower loop from Wiltingen

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