What gives the pagan its peculiar character are the countless specimens of the mostly bush-shaped common juniper. In between there are also columnar growth forms.

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Edgar

October 31, 2017

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Juniper heaths are a typical cultural landscape in the Altmühltal. The meadows are regularly grazed by flocks of sheep.

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Reagy

February 23, 2024

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There are currently 2-3 trees lying across the lower part. You can climb over it, but it will be difficult to heave a mountain bike over it alone.

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Distance 587 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 70 m

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