Cologne District
Bergisches LandOberbergischer KreisReichshofJuniper Trail Branscheid Juniper Heath
Cologne District
Bergisches LandOberbergischer KreisReichshofJuniper Trail Branscheid Juniper Heath
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Juniper Trail Branscheid Juniper Heath
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This Highlight goes through a protected area
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September 18, 2017
Hiking
For since the Middle Ages, the settlers here had cut down more and more forests to obtain fuel and lumber. Because the resulting meadow areas were intensively grazed, large heathland developed on which one of only a few plants was able to maintain its frugal juniper with its pointed needles.
•February 13, 2019
Hiking
•June 10, 2021
Hiking
TREE OF DEATH WITH HEALING FORCES
"... It is a legendary tree of death, which nonetheless has healing powers: the juniper once shaped wide landscapes in Oberbergischen. This circular route invites you to discover one of the last remaining juniper heaths.
For 5.5 kilometers, the tour leads through the protected juniper heath near Branscheid in the Reichshof holiday region. The numerous facets of the evergreen and legendary juniper tree and its healing powers are explained to you at five information stations. ... "
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Distance 2.62 km
Uphill 30 m
Downhill 90 m
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