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Hangeiche (Gallows Oak) – Slope Oak loop from Friedebach

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Hangeiche (Gallows Oak) – Slope Oak loop from Friedebach

Moderate

5.0

(1)

6

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Hangeiche (Gallows Oak) – Slope Oak loop from Friedebach

03:48

13.9km

220m

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: April 7, 2026

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Uhlstädter Heide

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

2.43 km

Entrance to the Wald der Wilden Weidetiere Grazing Area

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Here the grazing area of the resettled Taurus cattle starts from Friedebach. The project "Forest pasture Uhlstädter Heide" is intended to clear the undergrowth by the settlement of cattle and …

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2

3.97 km

Waldhaus Picnic Area

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Nice place to rest, as there are plenty of benches.

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4

5.06 km

Hangeiche (Gallows Oak)

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This oak does not stand on a slope, as the name might suggest. No, in the late Middle Ages the villains, bag cutters, oath breakers and all sorts of other bad guys dangled here.

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5

5.08 km

Slope Oak

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You can find the whole creepy story here: langenschade.jana-thiem-eberitsch.de/geschichte_hangeiche.html

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6

7.31 km

Dachsberg Shelter

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The cabin is a little further away from this point. The Jägertafel can be seen from afar on a large tree.

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7

10.1 km

Taurusrind-Gatter Path

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The path leads along the Taurus Cattle Gate, direction Four Kienbäume is an entrance for the grazing area

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8

13.7 km

Friedebach Chapel

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B

13.9 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

1.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

1.75 km

1.18 km

831 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Monday 18 May

18°C

5°C

45 %

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