Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Natural Monuments

Karlsruhe District

Ancient Oak Tree

Natural Monuments

Karlsruhe District

Ancient Oak Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

Ancient Oak Tree

Recommended by 118 cyclists out of 142

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

Save

Location: Biblis, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Save

See rides here

Take Me There

Routes here

Top cycling routes to Ancient Oak Tree

4.7

(340)

1,282

riders

1. View of the Rhine – Riverside Path at Hammer Aue loop from Lampertheim

64.3km

03:55

100m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.6

(39)

260

riders

2. Cycle Path to Lampertheim – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Mannheim-Waldhof

80.1km

04:47

120m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

4.7

(49)

246

riders

3. Rhine Ferry Helene (Gernsheim–Eich) – Burg Stein (Zullestein) Ruins loop from Flörsheim-Dalsheim

68.1km

04:00

230m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

MrLebies

January 11, 2019

Old oak tree
Estimated age approx. 480 years.

In old maps and documents it is striking that at each ferry connection a large distinctive tree can be found. He was to show travelers from afar where the ferry connection was to be found.
As early as 1734, this tree gave its name to the Rhine ferry. In the old Nordheimer court protocol she was called "driving on EICBAUM".
On an Austrian war map of 1702 this tree is already drawn in and marked as Eichbaum. He must already have been a stately, striking tree.
During the Second World War, German soldiers also used this oak as a vantage point and had crampons crammed into the trunk.

1987 - trunk diameter 2.07 meters
1987 - height 23 meters
1987 - trunk circumference 6.50 meters

Source: Association for Local History Nordheim e.V.

Translated by Google •

Phönix

August 28, 2020

The beautiful old oak is now unfortunately dead.
Nature still enriches them.

Translated by Google •

Jack Juergen

August 10, 2023

go and see if it's still there

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 100 m

Weather

Today

Friday 7 November

5°C

3°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 2.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See rides here

Take Me There

Location: Biblis, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Fährturm Nordheim

Rhine Riverbank at Low Water

Weghäusel Memorial and Shelter at the Weschnitz

Rheinpromenade Rheindürkheim

Stone Sculpture of a Seated Woman with Child, Biblis-Wattenheim Golf Course

Pfrimm Cycle Path

Herrnsheimer Schlosspark

Bike Path Behind the Dike

Cycle Path Along the Weschnitz

Rotes Häuschen Vineyard Tower

View of the Rhine and Power Plant from the Rhine Cycle Path

Cycle Path Near Biblis Nuclear Power Plant

Ancient Oak Tree

1. View of the Rhine – Riverside Path at Hammer Aue loop from Lampertheim

2. Cycle Path to Lampertheim – Ferry Tower Nordheim loop from Mannheim-Waldhof

3. Rhine Ferry Helene (Gernsheim–Eich) – Burg Stein (Zullestein) Ruins loop from Flörsheim-Dalsheim

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️