Tanner Moor

The Tannermoor counts with an area of ​​120 hectares, the largest mountain pine bogs in Austria.

It is listed as a Natura 2000 site and is deposited in Liebenau in the northernmost part of the lower Mühlviertel at an altitude of 900 meters. The Tannermoor arose after the last ice age about 10,000 years ago. It is fed solely by rainwater and is covered to the greatest part of pines. In the middle there are two wooded islets.

Apart from the pine tree vegetation consists mainly of birch and alder. In the outlying areas also spruces grow. In addition, refer to the Tannermoor raised bog plants such as bog berry, heather, Schlammsegge, peat moss, peat or bog bulrush Wachtelweizen.

The bog itself was never used commercially, only in the marginal zones, which were planted in the last century with spruce, timber industry was operated.

A small mound of Rubner pond (also Rubener pond, Lage48.49972222222214.854722222222920 ) originated with its black and red swamp water. The small lake before the water supplied to the annual floating wood and invites today for swimming in summer. If the weather is good for fishing.

An approximately six -mile trail leads from the bog pond Rubner on bars and bridges between the pines at a high level, from which the entire bog area for easy overview. About the teaching Müller- wall, a towering rock bolt in granite, the path to pond Rubner returns.

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Moor trail

Bridge in Tannermoor

View from the high level

Teaching Müller- wall

Moor trail

Shrine on Tannermoor

Reddish bog water