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The Kraken Root – Dead Tree in the Forest loop from Weiche

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The Kraken Root – Dead Tree in the Forest loop from Weiche

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The Kraken Root – Dead Tree in the Forest loop from Weiche

02:50

11.0km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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1.49 km

The 590 hectare Handewitter Forest is one of the largest contiguous forest areas in the Schleswig-Flensburg district. It borders the towns of Altholzrug, Weding and Hüllerup and offers the best conditions for long and short walks thanks to an extensive network of paths.
The Pilgrims' Route, a cross-border German-Danish long-distance hiking trail that follows the route of the historic Oxen Trail, also runs through the Handewitter Forest. The same route on which thousands of oxen were driven from Jutland to the Elbe in the early modern period was often used by pilgrims on their way to Rome or Santiago de Compostela in Spain in the Middle Ages. The Pilgrims' Route still represents a pilgrimage connection from the Scandinavian countries to Spain today. There are shelters at some points along the route where you can take a rest.

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The Kraken Root

Highlight • Natural

A very beautiful forest where you can walk well.

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5.95 km

Mountain Climber Fitness Stone

Highlight • Structure

6.28 km

Handewitt Forest Shelter and Trail

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here leads the ubiquitous in this region Ochsenweg (Danish Haervej) along. At this point there is a shelter with the possibility to rest and stay in good weather even overnight. There are tables and benches as well as information boards about the Ox Trail, pilgrim way as well as the nearby community of Handewitt. There is a small village museum, shops and some restaurants. entdecke-handewitt.de/dorfmuseum.html
In Gasthof Handewitt, the tired hiker or cyclist will find accommodation. gasthofhandewitt.de/de/startseite

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Squirrel Path Cabin in Handewitter Forest

Highlight • Mountain Hut

8.02 km

Colony of bracket fungi on Squirrel Trail

Highlight • Mountain Hut

There is a dead tree right next to the path, which was colonized by a whole colony of tree fungi

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Dead Tree in the Forest

Highlight • Forest

Again and again one can see dead trees lying in the forest, which, following the cycle of nature, form the ground for new life. Much of the charm of this forest is that many areas are completely left to nature.
This tree was probably broken off by a storm. Young branches are already sprouting from the still firmly rooted trunk.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

198 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

2.15 km

1.48 km

Elevation

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The Kraken Root – Dead Tree in the Forest loop from Weiche

Jumping Jack Fitness Rock

Handewitter Forest

The Kraken Root

Mountain Climber Fitness Stone

Handewitt Forest Shelter and Trail

Squirrel Path Cabin in Handewitter Forest

Colony of bracket fungi on Squirrel Trail

Dead Tree in the Forest

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