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Natural Monuments

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Bette Oak

Natural Monuments

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Bette Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bette Oak

Hiking

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Cycling

4.8

(395)

Mountain biking

4.9

(205)

Gravel riding

4.2

(10)

Running

5.0

(2)

Cross-country skiing

5.0

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Schutzzone 1 Nationalpark Hainich

Location: Mülverstedt, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Tips

FahnerHöhenBiker 🌲

September 28, 2018

Cycling

The Betteleiche (Beggar's Oak) is a very imposing tree and is one of the oldest (600–800 years) and most striking trees in the Hainich National Park. The Ihlefeld shelter, restored in the summer of 2018, is located nearby and houses a small exhibition.

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Annafarina 🦝

June 21, 2020

Mountain biking

According to a legend, beggar monks received gifts from kind people at the foot of the oak. In order to protect the gifts from bad weather, the monks made a box-shaped bulge in the trunk, which took on its present shape over the centuries due to weathering and growth.

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May 15, 2019

Mountain biking

The Betteleiche is an estimated 600 to 800 years old pedunculate oak in the Hainich at the crossroads of the Rennstieg with the high road. The oak, which is protected as a natural monument, is one of the oldest and most striking trees of the Hainich and is a well-known landmark of the Hainich National Park. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)

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Brocken View Rest Area – Bette Oak loop from Kammerforst

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Bette Oak – Fuchsfarm am Hainich loop from Kammerforst

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#3.

Brocken View Rest Area – Bette Oak loop from Kammerforst

9.31km

02:31

120m

120m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths.

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Elevation 450 m

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Location: Mülverstedt, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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