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Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

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Krummenau Juniper Heath

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Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

Landkreis Birkenfeld

Krummenau

Krummenau Juniper Heath

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Krummenau Juniper Heath

Name: Krummenau Juniper Heath
Rating: 2

Recommended by 7 mountain bikers

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Please check local regulations for: Saar-Hunsrück

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Location: Krummenau, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Giant Swing by the Pond – Schmidtburg Castle Ruins loop from Herrstein

67.2km

05:38

1,150m

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2. Hunsrück Cycle Route – Marien Mill on the Idarbach loop from Büchenbeuren

36.9km

03:02

610m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. View of the Hunsrück – Old grain mill loop from Rohrbach

44.2km

02:53

520m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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October 2, 2023

Natural monument No. 113 of the Birkenfeld district
According to tradition, the juniper heath covered more than 60,000 square meters at the beginning of the 20th century.
However, the residents reduced it to 1/6 of its area by the mid-1930s. Due to the lack of doormats available at the time, the juniper was used as a doormat.
This “request” of the population was then put to an end in 1939. In the Trier government's official gazette dated July 1, 1939, the remaining area was placed under the protection of the Reich Nature Conservation Act.
The area has been grazed by sheep since the mid-1990s. With the help of the then upper state maintenance authority of the Koblenz district government (the costs were borne by the district government), gorse and hawthorn were removed from the entire area and the existing dilapidated fence was replaced with a new one.

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Elevation 420 m

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Location: Krummenau, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Krummenau Juniper Heath

1. Giant Swing by the Pond – Schmidtburg Castle Ruins loop from Herrstein

2. Hunsrück Cycle Route – Marien Mill on the Idarbach loop from Büchenbeuren

3. View of the Hunsrück – Old grain mill loop from Rohrbach

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