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Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Bette Oak

Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis

Mülverstedt

Bette Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Bette Oak

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Mountain biking

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Schutzzone 1 Nationalpark Hainich

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

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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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Nordhesse

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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Bette Oak – Fuchsfarm Juchsturm Grill Hut loop from Kammerforst

18.7km

05:06

270m

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Bette Oak – Ihlefeld Shelter loop from Kammerforst

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02:31

120m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Totenkopf and Shelter – Ihlefeld Shelter loop from Lauterbach

15.3km

04:15

270m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 450 m

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Monday 11 May

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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

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Bette Oak

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Bette Oak – Fuchsfarm Juchsturm Grill Hut loop from Kammerforst

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Bette Oak – Ihlefeld Shelter loop from Kammerforst

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Totenkopf and Shelter – Ihlefeld Shelter loop from Lauterbach

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