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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Petershagen

Neuenknick Erratic Boulder Forest

North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Petershagen

Neuenknick Erratic Boulder Forest

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Neuenknick Erratic Boulder Forest

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Location: Petershagen, Kreis Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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June 17, 2019

Cycling

Was amazed at the stones that had come together in around 20 years. There is seating and a hut to take in the whole thing. Really worth seeing.

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Danny aus SHG

May 22, 2017

Hiking

This "boulder forest" is unparalleled in size in Germany: around 2000 boulders of almost every size have been collected under great effort since 1976. And in this rocky area more …

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Niklas 🥾🚲🛶🛼😀

October 26, 2021

Cycling

The history of the forest began in 1976 when the farmer Rode discovered his passion for the preservation of boulders. At that time he began to deposit some boulders in his forest east of the village of Neuenknick. He wanted to keep them from being smashed. Up until now it was customary to smash the stones in the Neuenknick area, which was rich in boulders from the Ice Age.

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