The Hidden Linden

Height

10–20 m

First branch

2–2.5 m

Trunk girth

65–90 cm

I have walked past this tree for almost 30 years and finally realized that I could climb it! You have to walk into this bush, and then there's a hidden cluster of trees that work together to make themselves climbable. The ascent is very fun albeit a little bit tricky. You either go up a hanging branch, or you climb a little bit on the bark of another mini-tree to get to the first branch. You then transfer to the next tree, and you can either keep going or you go back further around to the back. You can then go on to a third tree, and you have a view over the nearby park. And I wouldn't have thought that you could get so high in it! Eventually you get back to the top of the second tree and maybe also the top of the first tree. From there you can have some really nice branches to sit on, and you overlook the nearby street and the whole skyline of the town. Because you're above the level of the roofs of the houses, very very very fun!