Stamping point 131 / Kaysereiche (refuge)

The Kaysereiche is located between Bad Grund and Buntenbock.

The oak was named after Chief Forester Kayser, who was head of the Grund forestry office from 1862 to 1882. Kayser sig­nif­i­cant­ly sup­port­ed the spa town of Bad Grund, which was found­ed in 1855, by lay­ing out hik­ing trails. 

The oak tree plant­ed here in his hon­or only grew to this height of 570 m above sea lev­el after sev­er­al attempts. It was felled at some point, prob­a­bly in the post-war years. A new­ly plant­ed oak tree is locat­ed next to the rest area, where the stamp box is also located. 

The best start­ing point for a hike to the Kay­sere­iche is the Tater­n­platz park­ing lot on the B 242 above Bad Grund. From the park­ing lot, fol­low the for­est path via Gewit­ter­platz to Kay­sere­iche and con­tin­ue the hike via the sign­post­ed Harzk­lub trails to Ober­er Hah­nebalz­er Teich HWN 141.

Silhouette of trees and hills at night