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Thick Oak

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Thick Oak

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Thick Oak

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Location: Schmelz, Landkreis Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

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1. Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Schattertriesch

11.3km

03:19

310m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Fritz Klesen Trail – Hoxfels Viewpoint loop from Goldbach

11.1km

03:15

310m

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3. Thick Oak – Charcoal Kiln at the Old Oak loop from Limbach

5.34km

01:30

100m

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August 30, 2021

Natural monument "Thick Oak"

Date of origin approx. 1650. The "Thick Oak" is a testimony to the old medium-sized forest management, which was operated until approx. 1850. Under an umbrella of large oaks and beeches, young oaks and beeches were felled every 10-20 years - "put on the stick". Your wood is used to produce charcoal or as firewood. The oak bark could be used as tan in tanneries. The rhizomes fell out again (“stick rash”) and grew back into trees until the next harvest. The remaining large oak and beech trees ("overhangs") protected the growing saplings from the weather, especially against sun and drought in summer. The quickly emerging grass growth was used for pasture (see section "Kuhtrifft" in the Great Horst). In autumn, the pigs were driven to the “narrow twig” “for acorn-fed”. With the decline of Bettinger Schmelze (final shutdown in 1860), forestry was converted to high forest management, which aimed to obtain high-quality wood for the construction sector or furniture production. At this point in time, the gnarled "thick oak" was already so powerful that using the tools of the time (hatchet, drum saw, etc.) no longer seemed to make sense. Source: Text information board

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Jürgen 🚵‍♂️🐯🐼

November 18, 2020

I stood in front of it to get an idea of its size, enormous !!!

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Dirk Rüger

May 21, 2022

What a splendid specimen

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Thick Oak

1. Thick Oak – Fritz Klesen Trail loop from Schattertriesch

2. Fritz Klesen Trail – Hoxfels Viewpoint loop from Goldbach

3. Thick Oak – Charcoal Kiln at the Old Oak loop from Limbach

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