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Hülstenholter Juniper Heath

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Hülstenholter Juniper Heath

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Hülstenholter Juniper Heath

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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Location: Reken, Kreis Borken, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Naturwildpark Granat – Singletrack to Granatsberg loop from Klein Reken

8.36km

02:11

70m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Singletrack to Granatsberg – Hülstenholter Juniper Heath loop from Hülsten

11.1km

02:55

100m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Hülstenholter Wacholderheide – Hohe Mark loop from Holtwick

21.2km

05:40

240m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Thomas B.

June 7, 2020

This area of just 0.7 hectares is just one of three nature reserves with juniper heaths in the Borken district. Now at the beginning of June, a very intense scent of juniper heath was perceptible.

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

June 13, 2021

"... The Hülstenholter Wacholderheide nature reserve is located in the municipality of Reken in the district of Borken in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The area extends south-east of the core town of Reken. ..."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%BClstenholter_Wacholderheide

"... Juniper heath is a general term for heath-like biotope types in which - regardless of the plant communities occurring there - the juniper characterizes the landscape. Characteristic plant communities can be, for example, nutrient-poor or dry grassland, semi-arid grassland or dwarf shrub heathland.
Juniper heaths stand on dry, nutrient-poor, mostly remote and steep locations that rarely allow any other use than grazing. They were created in the last centuries by sheep and goat grazing or cattle grazing. The browsing by sheep, goats and cattle has kept all tasty plants short. Prickly plants such as juniper, silver thistle, pasque flowers or the poisonous milkweed were spared by the sheep. In addition to the occurrence of numerous plant species, juniper heaths are characterized by a wealth of insects, especially butterflies. Bird species such as the woodlark also occur (but only in the lowlands such as the Lüneburg Heath). Juniper heaths are the most species-rich biotopes in Central Europe. ..."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacholdheide

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Elevation 130 m

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Location: Reken, Kreis Borken, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Naturwildpark Granat – Singletrack to Granatsberg loop from Klein Reken

2. Singletrack to Granatsberg – Hülstenholter Juniper Heath loop from Hülsten

3. Hülstenholter Wacholderheide – Hohe Mark loop from Holtwick

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