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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JakobusPilger

December 25, 2021

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“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 …

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Michael

February 24, 2021

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

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

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

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

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03:38

330m

340m

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Elevation 510 m

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Thursday 12 February

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

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Kroh Cross and Old Oak

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

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

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

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