On the "Leichenweg", on which until around 100 years ago the deceased from the surrounding villages were brought to the Alps for burial in the absence of their own cemeteries, there are these giant beech trees 🌳 as silent witnesses of these funeral procession 🎩. Their age is estimated at 200 and 260 years, respectively.

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At this point in the Leucht there are two natural monuments:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Naturdenkmale_in_Kamp-Lintfort,_Moers_und_Neukirchen-Vluyn

ND 3 Kamp-Lintfort-Saalhoff
In the Leucht, east of Xantener Straße (L 491), east of corpse path, south of …

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1. Leucht Shelter – Sunny Forest Trails loop from Issum

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2. Marian Shrine – Leucht Shelter loop from Alpsray

4.54km

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3. Leucht Woods – Marian Shrine loop from Alpsray

3.49km

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Elevation 60 m

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Location: Kamp-Lintfort, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Ancient European Beech Trees on Leichenweg

1. Leucht Shelter – Sunny Forest Trails loop from Issum

2. Marian Shrine – Leucht Shelter loop from Alpsray

3. Leucht Woods – Marian Shrine loop from Alpsray

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