Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Kirchen (Sieg)
View of the Valley and Forest Clearing
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Kirchen (Sieg)
View of the Valley and Forest Clearing
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 106 out of 108 hikers
Location: Kirchen (Sieg), Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
The sight of the tree stumps after they have been cut down because of the forest damage from drought and bark beetles is initially depressing; it also opens views of the landscape.
January 31, 2021
Actually not a highlight, but an environmental disaster. Tree dying and clear cutting on the steep slope, which enables new views
February 21, 2021
Climate change and bark beetles are also creating new opportunities for our forest. It is already turning green again, but it takes years for a stately forest to develop.
tree species such as pine, oak,
To plant hop beech and city elm that defy climate change.
May 13, 2022
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