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Hiking trail in the Besenhorst Sand Mountains

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Hiking trail in the Besenhorst Sand Mountains

01:18

5.14km

10m

Hiking

With your feet in the sand, the sound of birdsong in your ears, and the scent of pine resin in your nose, a beach walk without the sea awaits you in the dune landscape near Geesthacht. This tour, which is both technically and physically easy, takes you through the Besenhorster…

by Herzogtum Lauenburg

Last updated: August 2, 2025

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2.54 km

Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbe sand meadows nature reserve

Highlight • Forest

Just a stone's throw from Geesthacht lies the Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbsandwiesen nature reserve. Here, gentle dunes, ancient oak forests, and wide, open meadows await you. As you wander through …

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3.87 km

View of the Besenhorster Sandberge

Highlight • Natural Monument

The area is similar to the nature reserve "Dune Area and Halsetal near Verden-Neumühlen" and the "Verden Eastern Dunes" just north of Verden an der Aller. In these areas, vegetation-free …

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3.99 km

Besenhorster Sandberg inland dunes

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A beach without a sea. The wind-sculpted sand dunes in the Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbe Sand Meadows Nature Reserve are up to 20 meters high and crisscross the landscape east …

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4.29 km

Ruins of the Düneberg Gunpowder Factory Workshop

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The old gunpowder factory in Düneberg has existed since the late 19th century. Initially, it produced gunpowder, later also explosives for war. After 1945, the site was severely damaged. Because …

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5.14 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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3.74 km

762 m

431 m

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.34 km

1.38 km

652 m

532 m

227 m

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Tuesday 14 July

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August 21, 2024,Hamburger ⛰️ Tour (32) - Düneberger Sandberge Rundweg

If you were to follow Wippermann's HH mountain tour # 56 unchanged, you would already be at your destination after 1 1/2 kilometers: a patch of sand in the forest that stands out about one meter above the surroundings. This is not even a mountain according to Wippermann's definition (it should stand out 5m from the surroundings). This mountain tour …

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July 8, 2025

With your feet in the sand, the sound of birdsong in your ears, and the scent of pine resin in your nose, a beach walk without the sea awaits you in the dune landscape near Geesthacht. This tour, which is both technically and physically easy, takes you through the Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbsandwiesen

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Hiking trail in the Besenhorst Sand Mountains

Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbe sand meadows nature reserve

View of the Besenhorster Sandberge

Besenhorster Sandberg inland dunes

Ruins of the Düneberg Gunpowder Factory Workshop

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