The bear oak or bear whale oak is an approx. 600 - 700 year old oak. It is about 30 meters high, the trunk has a circumference of a good 5 m. An impressive old lady.

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March 29, 2021

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The so-called bear forest oak, also bear oak, is a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) in Freudenberg near the town of Niederholzklau. The tree standing in the forest is around 650 …

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Peter Terweiden

June 7, 2020

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The branch to the bear oak is not marked separately.

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1. View of Meiswinkel – View of Oberholzklau loop from Meiswinkel

11.3km

03:09

210m

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2. Bäreneiche (Bear Oak) – Holzklaubach Stream loop from NSG Kirrberg

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01:27

100m

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3. View of Meiswinkel – View of Sauerland Countryside loop from Siegen-Geisweid

21.2km

05:53

370m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Freudenberg, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Bäreneiche (Bear Oak)

1. View of Meiswinkel – View of Oberholzklau loop from Meiswinkel

2. Bäreneiche (Bear Oak) – Holzklaubach Stream loop from NSG Kirrberg

3. View of Meiswinkel – View of Sauerland Countryside loop from Siegen-Geisweid

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