マルスベルクの天然記念物・トップ20

Kyrilltor a beautiful sculpture

Impressive the goal with a sad background.

great views, very difficult mountains - many rest stops

The gate consists of 14 massive Douglas firs. Each is 20 meters long, weighs about one and a half tons and comes from the Brilon city forest. You feel tiny under the gate. The gate is a memorial to the destructive power of nature - the reason was the devastation caused by Hurricane Kyrill in January 2007 - and to reconstruction and new beginnings. A community forest with 30 different tree species is being created here on an area of around 10 hectares. If you like, you can take part in the campaign with a small donation.

The Kyrill Gate is very impressive. A nice resting place

<< Briloner Bürgerwald with Kyrill Gate >> The Briloner Bürgerwald with the mighty Kyrill Gate is a reminder of the destructive power of the hurricane but also of the reconstruction. "... 'Kyrill' has destroyed more than 1000 ha of the Briloner Stadtwald. On 1% of this area, the Briloner Bürgerwald is being created from 30 different tree species, a recreational, climate and scented forest, an adventure area for all the senses. Help us with the Reforestation! Shape the landscape with us! Plant a tree or buy a Waldtaler, for which a tree will be planted by foresters. 'Set a ray of hope!' You can be actively involved in replanting the forest after Storm Kyrill. The Kyrill Gate - a memorial that reminds of Kyrill, of unexpected destructive power, but also of reconstruction, reorganization and new beginnings. The gate consists of 14 solid spruce trunks. Each one is 20 meters long, weighs 1.5 tons and comes from the Brilon city forest. Galvanized steel feet are embedded in a concrete foundation. A peeled, otherwise untreated wooden colossus grows diagonally upwards from each metal foot and marks the entrance to the Briloner Bürgerwald. ..." https://www.sauerland.com/Media/Attractions/Briloner-Buergerwald-mit-Kyrill-Tor

This is where most of the pictures of the lake are made. Benches invite you to linger on the dam wall. The cafe in the lake is in the immediate vicinity.

Imposing, powerful-looking construction and indicative of the dramatic situation in the Hochsauerland, plagued by storms, drought and bark beetles.