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| − | As soon as I noticed the quite close proximity of todays hashpoint to my location, I had made up my mind to go there somehow. First I considered walking and going in a straight line for the juggernaut achievement, but a quick study in Google Earth revealed that I would have to cross a highly frequented road at a very unsafe (and quite illegal) place. I therefore chose a bicycle as the quicker and easier alternative. | + | As soon as I noticed the quite close proximity of todays hashpoint to my location, I had made up my mind to go there somehow. First I considered walking and going in a straight line for the juggernaut achievement, but a quick study in Google Earth revealed that I would have to cross a highly frequented road at a very unsafe (and quite illegal) place. I therefore chose a bicycle and regular roads as the quicker and easier alternative. |
On my way I passed a historical marker for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_W%C3%BCrzburg Battle of Würzburg] in 1796 and the related "High Cross". According tho the text, the battle occurred across a 12 km long front-line and included 74000 fighting men. I was therefore surprised that the memorial cross was so plain, simple and ugly. But as the marker explained, the original one had been destroyed by a storm and the replacement one had to be replaced again as a road was built there. | On my way I passed a historical marker for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_W%C3%BCrzburg Battle of Würzburg] in 1796 and the related "High Cross". According tho the text, the battle occurred across a 12 km long front-line and included 74000 fighting men. I was therefore surprised that the memorial cross was so plain, simple and ugly. But as the marker explained, the original one had been destroyed by a storm and the replacement one had to be replaced again as a road was built there. | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:27, 15 August 2019
| Thu 23 Jul 2015 in Würzburg: 49.8774214, 9.9706540 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
Location
Near a skidder trail inside the Gramschatzer Wald.
Participants
Expedition
As soon as I noticed the quite close proximity of todays hashpoint to my location, I had made up my mind to go there somehow. First I considered walking and going in a straight line for the juggernaut achievement, but a quick study in Google Earth revealed that I would have to cross a highly frequented road at a very unsafe (and quite illegal) place. I therefore chose a bicycle and regular roads as the quicker and easier alternative.
On my way I passed a historical marker for the Battle of Würzburg in 1796 and the related "High Cross". According tho the text, the battle occurred across a 12 km long front-line and included 74000 fighting men. I was therefore surprised that the memorial cross was so plain, simple and ugly. But as the marker explained, the original one had been destroyed by a storm and the replacement one had to be replaced again as a road was built there.
I had to go up and down again and again along the hilly terrain, and it was easy to imagine how the forests and terrain was used in the mentioned battle – however I was much more concerned with actually traveling on them than reminiscing about the past. The accumulated total height difference I had to manage was about 900 m with the steepest hill at an inclination of 54%. Walking the last few hundred meters through the forest was really easy in comparison – as was reaching the actual point as it was conveniently located in a small opening with great GPS reception.
Photos
View over hilly terrain
Historical marker for the "High Cross"
"High Cross"
Broken high seat
Small trail leading towards the point
The X marks the spot
stupid grin™
Proof
Heightmap (on the way home, which was easier)
Achievements
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Gefrierbrand earned the Land geohash achievement
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Gefrierbrand earned the Bicycle geohash achievement
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