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Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes loop from Borghorster Elblandschaft

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Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes loop from Borghorster Elblandschaft

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Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes loop from Borghorster Elblandschaft

02:42

10.7km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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Borghorster Elblandschaft

Besenhorster Sandberge und Elbsandwiesen

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Start point

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2.84 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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4.77 km

Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbe sand meadows nature reserve

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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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5.64 km

Abandoned bunker in Besenhorster Sandberge und Elbsandwiesen

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... one of the many old bunkers along the way ... sometimes you have to deviate a bit from the "right path" to find it

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6.10 km

Old Platform of the Powder Factory

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There is still an old platform here on the site of the former powder factory.

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7.32 km

Abandoned bunker ruins in Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbsandwiesen

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When traversing the area you will always find ruins, some of which are well preserved.

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8.06 km

Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes

Highlight • Natural Monument

This scenic area on the outskirts of Geesthacht was created from glacial, to sand dunes raised sand deposits. Gorgeous sand. And near a lost place: the ruins of a powder factory

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8.24 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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9.18 km

Ruins of the guard bunker (demolition bunker)

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After the end of the war, the massive structures of the factory, which were primarily intended to protect the surrounding area from explosions, were decontaminated, blown up and partially removed. …

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10.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.97 km

2.13 km

799 m

588 m

164 m

Surfaces

5.70 km

4.21 km

539 m

213 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 5 September

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Comments

March 12, 2022,Besenhorster Sandberge / Ehem. Pulverfabrik Düneberg

Those who are interested in Lost Places will certainly enjoy this tour.
Information on the former powder factory:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulverfabrik_D%C3%BCneberg
Attention: Parts of this tour are off-road and partly difficult to walk on.

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November 25, 2021,25.11.2021 Elbegrau(s) und verlorene Orte

The dark side of the story is only missing a single letter that turns "gray (en)" into "gray (en)". Not much was missing today either.
Another gray day this year, another horror.

I've wanted to go there for a long time and now I was there. It is as if the Valentin bunker in Bremen Farge had been divided into …

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October 30, 2021,SH-NSG🌳🍂Besenhorster 🥾⛰Sandberge 🌲& Co.🔫🧭 30.10.2021

Finally a tour is deleted from the to-walk list 🙃
The Besenhorster sand mountains and the Elbe sand meadows near Geesthacht were previously unknown to us 🙈It was only through Komoot that we became aware of this mystical piece of earth. 👍
ndr.de/geschichte/chronologie/Die-geheimnislichen-Ruinen-in-Duenen,pulverfabrikdueneberg101.html
The round led us mostly on the beaten track🥾, partly on bridle paths 🐎 and across the …

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August 12, 2021,Geesthacht - Besenhorster Sandberge (Runde) 6,3 km (WfdS 14)

Tour 14, book: "Hamburg. Hiking for the soul" (WfdS)

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April 2, 2023,Besenhorster Sandberge und alte Munitionsfabrik

mediocre nice tour, lots of dogs, noise from the B404

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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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March 4, 2022,Besenhorster Sandberge 4.3.22

The large sand dunes are always fascinating. A great dog area. Old bunker ruins are still scattered throughout the area as deterrent contemporary witnesses and memorials.

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Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes loop from Borghorster Elblandschaft

View of the Besenhorster Sandberge

Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbe sand meadows nature reserve

Abandoned bunker in Besenhorster Sandberge und Elbsandwiesen

Old Platform of the Powder Factory

Abandoned bunker ruins in Besenhorster Sandberge and Elbsandwiesen

Besenhorster Sandberge Sand Dunes

Ruins of the Düneberg Gunpowder Factory Workshop

Ruins of the guard bunker (demolition bunker)

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