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Sager Schweiz Sand Dunes Nature Monument

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Sager Schweiz Sand Dunes Nature Monument

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Sager Schweiz Sand Dunes Nature Monument

Recommended by 75 cyclists out of 81

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Wildeshauser Geest

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Location: Großenkneten, Landkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Top cycling routes to Sager Schweiz Sand Dunes Nature Monument

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1. Ahlhorn Fishery – Ahlhorn Fish Ponds loop from Littel

35.8km

02:13

80m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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2. Ahlhorner Fischteiche – Ahlhorner Fischteiche loop from Hemannshausen

34.0km

02:16

80m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Horse and Cattle Farm – Rest Area at Sager Schweiz loop from Großenkneten

15.3km

00:56

30m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ida Bogø

October 31, 2018

The term Sager Schweiz comes from large sandy and shifting dunes, which used to threaten to cover farmsteads, meadows and fields. By measures in the 18th century, such as the construction of a porch, one ultimately tried successfully to stop the dune migration. Today, the up to 5m high dunes are overgrown. As a result, the vegetation could grow undisturbed, although there were regular cuts of the trees, as well as bite of animals, so that today you can find a stock of wonderful old crater oaks and other strange shaped trees here on the sand hills.
Wikipedia: "Kratt is the North German name for a coppice with small and sometimes engulfed overgrown trees.

A Kratt is caused by unfavorable conditions on barren soil and strong wind-exposed areas and by the special form of management: the trees have been "cut" for the production of firewood again and again and could only grow by ruff. Such stocks reach heights of up to 3 m. Only a few tree species tolerate this use and are represented in the Kratts, u. a. Pedunculate oak, Aspenwood, Juniper, Buckthorn and Birch. Kratts with a high proportion of pedunculate oak are also called Eichenkratt. In Eichenkratts the bark was also used for the production of Gerberlohe.

Kratts have a high value for nature conservation because of their own, rare and endangered plant and animal life. Since they decreased in number and scope due to the ongoing cultivation, some have been protected early. "
The highlight marks the eastern foothills of this natural monument - from here, following the road further to the west, you will be able to discover the hilly landscape well.

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Janniend

July 1, 2023

Sager Switzerland is a very beautiful natural monument.

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Location: Großenkneten, Landkreis Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

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Sager Schweiz Sand Dunes Nature Monument

1. Ahlhorn Fishery – Ahlhorn Fish Ponds loop from Littel

2. Ahlhorner Fischteiche – Ahlhorner Fischteiche loop from Hemannshausen

3. Horse and Cattle Farm – Rest Area at Sager Schweiz loop from Großenkneten

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