Oberstes Holz Forest Trails – Oberstes Holz loop from Cappel

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Oberstes Holz Forest Trails – Oberstes Holz loop from Cappel

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Oberstes Holz Forest Trails – Oberstes Holz loop from Cappel

02:34

10.1km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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270 m

Oberstes Holz Forest Trails

Highlight • Forest

Cycling in the Upper Wood is always nice... Unfortunately, some of the paths on the edge are very coarsely graveled (timber transport). The inner paths are, however, very easy to drive on

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501 m

Shelter

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Hut

2.99 km

Aufbruch by Lutz Lobert – Ars Natura Art Trail

Highlight • Monument

You will find a total of 400 art installations along the "ArsNatura" art hiking trail. The trail follows the course of the Barbarossawege and Wildbahn long-distance hiking trails.

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2.99 km

Departure – Ars Natura Sculpture (2004)

Highlight • Monument

3.03 km

Timber Yard Oberstes Holz

Highlight • Structure

Very interesting section of the trail through this forest

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4.94 km

Eastern Forest Path

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Sturdy shoes

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10.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.90 km

2.92 km

322 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 13 September

22°C

13°C

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Comments

May 21, 2026,Oberstes Holz

Today a small round, I have to pick up my wife from the airport later... well, and then I thought of @Jette, Barney, Szimba und Gerlinde's round which I saved sometime.
Hmm, I think I have a slight gout attack in my big toe (but I didn't care), so the round was quite good, not too big or too varied. …

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August 14, 2024,Oberstes Holz 🌞🚶🚶‍♀️🐕🐕🐕🍀

A quick early morning walk after the storm...

Unfortunately, the paths, which are actually very nice, are quite overgrown and also very wet after the rain today, so we stayed on the paved paths.

But we liked that too, the relatively small forest area is perfect for a shorter tour in the heat.

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December 31, 2024,Fast festgefroren im Obersten Holz 🥶

With the air temperature not so polar, an icy wind gave it a frosty feeling. 🥶❄️🥶
The dogs had a lot of fun though, that's the main thing.

Happy New Year everyone! 🥂🍀🥳

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May 20, 2025,Hasen- und Rehversammlung im Obersten Holz 🙈🐕🐕🐕🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🙈

The first photo was actually of Szimba AFTER the tour... 😅
Right at the beginning, all the rabbits in the area seemed to have met up around our parking space... they hopped around us, much to the delight of the 🐕🐕🐕.
Szimba said that on two legs, there was a better chance of keeping track of things and maybe even …

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September 22, 2025,Nu' ist es Herbst

With 10 degrees Celsius and a fresh breeze, the beginning of autumn can no longer be denied. 🍁🍂

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October 9, 2023,Irrtour im Obersten Holz 🌳🌳🤣🚶‍♀️🐕🐕🌳🌳

Inspired by a tour suggestion from @Astrid 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🌅🚶‍♀️🥾🥾🤩 - thank you very much for that! - I set off to Oberste Holz with the two dogs this afternoon when the temperatures were almost summery again.
At the beginning I was lured by a path away from the main path and I was not disappointed. The easily accessible narrow path wound …

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