Heimkehle Welcome Playground – Reesberg Sinkhole (HWN 214) loop from Gipskarstlandschaft Heimkehle

Hiking trails & Routes

Harz Mountains

Mansfeld-Südharz

Südharz

Heimkehle Welcome Playground – Reesberg Sinkhole (HWN 214) loop from Gipskarstlandschaft Heimkehle

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Heimkehle Welcome Playground – Reesberg Sinkhole (HWN 214) loop from Gipskarstlandschaft Heimkehle

00:29

1.56km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Südharz

Biosphärenreservat Karstlandschaft Südharz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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98 m

Heimkehle Welcome Playground

Highlight • Rest Area

The playground is now finished and is absolutely fantastic and informative at the same time. Based on the karst cave with its bats, the theme has been implemented in a wonderfully child-friendly way.

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225 m

Former Entrance to Kleine Heimkehle Cave

Highlight • Cave

Wonderfully visible from the stairs of the Karst hiking trail!

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302 m

Forest Stairway to Stamp Checkpoint 214 and the Reesberg Doline

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This forest stairway leads to stamping point 214 of the Harzer hiking nobility. It is particularly beautiful here in early spring, when the wild garlic is in bloom, and the beech forest is pervaded by a delicate scent.

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603 m

Historic boundary stone in Naturpark Südharz

Highlight • Monument

The boundary stones are plentiful here, and the beautiful hiking trails will take you to them.

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664 m

Historic boundary stone with Saxon steed

Highlight • Monument

Historical border, the stones run through the whole forest, the year 1735 is chiseled in.

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733 m

Reesberg sinkhole on the Karst Trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you are interested in geology, you can follow the traces of karst and gypsum and discover many things!

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878 m

Reesberg Sinkhole (HWN 214)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The spring water emerges from beneath the Bundstein sand layer and flows towards Reesberg. There, gypsum is dissolved by the small flowing currents and carried away. After several years, this …

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1.29 km

Information Board: Dolines at Heimkehle (Karst Trail)

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Sinkholes are funnel-shaped depressions or hollows in the landscape and can be up to 300 meters deep.

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1.56 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

901 m

551 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.04 km

360 m

115 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

October 1, 2022,HWN_214

First day of vacation and constant rain. 😒 We decided to drive to some Harzer hiking needles by car and then walk to the boxes on short hikes to stamp them. Luckily the weather is supposed to get better in the next few days and the hikes will be nicer and longer.
In a rain break we arrived at the …

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September 12, 2022,Stempelstückeln im Südostharz II - Reesbergdoline (HWN 214)

"Nine small Nuki bags turned out, one thought the sinkhole was great, then there were only eight "😀
The Reesberg sinkhole was then our second port of call. In general, the whole tour today was dedicated to the karst hiking trail and of course we had to look at these giant sinkholes. From the Heimkehle, one of the two large …

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June 2, 2022,Reesbergdoline und Gipshöhle Heimkehle (HWN 214)

Harzer hiking needle stamp:
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HWN 214 - Reesbergdoline

There are more than 80 more of our Harz Hiking Pin tours here:
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May 20, 2022,Von der Heimkehle zur Reesbergdoline (HWN 214)

Off to wild garlic paradise!

The first small tour today takes us on a path of paradisiacal beauty from the Heimkehle to the Reesbergsdoline. From the car park we hike up many steps on the Alter Stolberg and via a narrow path through blooming wild garlic meadows to the Reesbergdoline. The basin of this sinkhole on the karst hiking trail …

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