Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 42 out of 44 hikers
Location: Sint Anthonis, North Brabant, Netherlands
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The name Heksenboom is taken from a Scots pine 50 meters away. In 1870, this oddity stood on a sandy plain created by overgrazing sheep. Many other trees did not survive the sand drift. The Witch Tree, however, withstood a three-meter high sand layer.Due to the irregular shape of the tree, superstition arose in those years that a witch had fallen under it. When shepherds walked back from the Peel and the Heide to Sint Tunnis in the evening, it seemed as if the buried witch was waving her arms above the sand.The Witch Tree has now been joined by many other trees, so that this special specimen is located on the edge of the Staatsbossen. Unfortunately, the old tree is not doing well. Unfortunately, large parts are withering and dying.
Source: ullingsebergen.ardoer.com
May 1, 2024
Looks nice, but closed on Tuesday, so I was out of luck :-)
May 3, 2024
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Location: Sint Anthonis, North Brabant, Netherlands
4.6
(42)
361
01:51
7.33km
10m
4.8
(51)
377
03:44
14.9km
20m
4.7
(15)
76
06:13
24.7km
20m