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Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

The Cold Tree

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab

Vohenstrauß

The Cold Tree

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The Cold Tree

Recommended by 109 cyclists out of 113

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

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Location: Vohenstrauß, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Pfreimdtal – The Cold Tree loop from Ödpielmannsberg

22.0km

01:36

290m

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

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2. Pfreimdtal – The Cold Tree loop from Vohenstrauß

22.6km

01:37

300m

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

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3. Trausnitz Dam – View of the Naab loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

67.5km

04:22

710m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🏃‍♂️Werner🚴‍♂️

September 1, 2020

The age of the cold tree cannot be reliably determined in this way.
In the 16th century there were border difficulties between the Electoral Palatinate and Leuchtenberg, during the course of which the Electoral Palatinate officials cut down the cold tree. When the Chancellor of Leuchtenberg, Dr. Johann Federl among others with his colleague Dr. Reimer complained, he had to admit on October 29, 1596: "He himself knew the cold Peumels that he had seen, and that he had done injustice with the defeat." [2]
After the dispute a new tree must have been planted, because in 1612 the "Kalte Bäuml" is mentioned again. The aforementioned Leuchtenberg Chancellor Dr. Federl reports that on May 12, 1612 "... up at Kalten Bäuml" he took over the escort for the Bohemian King Mathias. He also mentions a treaty dated June 27, 1606, on the basis of which the border tree was rebuilt.

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HAIBIKE 🇩🇪

April 29, 2022

Always worth a detour... the tree is a highlight in the area around Vohenstrauss

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Johannes

March 5, 2021

approx. 400 year old tree. According to the internet there are also many legends.

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Robby

September 1, 2025

Historical tree from the Thirty Years' War.

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Elevation 590 m

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Location: Vohenstrauß, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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The Cold Tree

1. Pfreimdtal – The Cold Tree loop from Ödpielmannsberg

2. Pfreimdtal – The Cold Tree loop from Vohenstrauß

3. Trausnitz Dam – View of the Naab loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

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