Small Holmer sand dune – Katastrophensee loop from Buttermoor/ Butterbargsmoor

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Small Holmer sand dune – Katastrophensee loop from Buttermoor/ Butterbargsmoor

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Small Holmer sand dune – Katastrophensee loop from Buttermoor/ Butterbargsmoor

01:29

5.84km

10m

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: August 4, 2026

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Holmer Sandberge und Buttermoor

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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808 m

Holmer Sand Dunes and Buttermoor

Highlight • Natural Monument

This part of the once 100km long inland dune chain along the Elbe glacial valley was planted a long time ago, so that the traveling dunes did not endanger the …

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1.10 km

Holmer Sandberge and Buttermoor

Highlight • Natural

Great scenery for hiking. The surrounding nature is also beautiful

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1.52 km

Holmer Sandberge and Buttermoor Nature Reserve

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The Holmer Sandberge are former sand dunes on the edge of the original course of the Elbe. Today a great landscape that is well suited for hiking.

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2.60 km

Holmer Sandberge Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

There are two information boards for the Wedele Au Regional Park here.
The 540 kilometer long oxen path runs from Denmark to Wedel and also crosses the Holmer Sandberge.
There are 3 circular routes in the Holmer Sandbergen.

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2.62 km

Holmer Sandberge Trailhead Parking

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Here you will find a relatively generously dimensioned hiking car park for the "Holmer Sandberge" area, which is crossed by several hiking trails. The dry, warm sandy areas are home …

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3.02 km

Small Holmer sand dune

Highlight • Natural Monument

Since everything is always twice or better four times marked. Again and again the same tip. The Holmer mountains is a landscape conservation area in Schleswig-Holstein with former dunes. They were formerly on the edge of the original Elbestromes.

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3.55 km

View of Holmer Sandberge

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3.95 km

Katastrophensee

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Well embedded in the Holmer Mountains with a small beach, the lake invites you to take a break.

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5.84 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.59 km

1.69 km

424 m

103 m

Surfaces

1.81 km

1.56 km

1.53 km

644 m

271 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

October 15, 2024,Holmer Sandberge und Buttermoor

Morning walk 🐩+🚶‍♀️

After the end of the last ice age...

around 10,000 years ago, the wind blew the sand from the Elbe valley parallel to the river. In the west of Hamburg, this created mighty dunes in the Geest near Holm and Wittenbergen. The Holm Sand Hills are now one of the largest inland dune areas in northern Germany. …

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June 9, 2024,Holmer Sandberge

A beautiful, varied route. At the small pond you are currently accompanied by a wonderful frog concert. You don't need to park at the bus stop, but at the sports center. From there you go straight into the forest.

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September 26, 2021,Holmer Sandberge

Very nice varied round.
There were even a few cranes spinning overhead.

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February 27, 2024,Holmer Sandberge

Good morning
By bike from Uetersen via Moorrege - Heist to Holmer-Sandberge parking lot. Approximately 8 km. From there you start a very nice round

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October 25, 2021,Holmer Sandberge

A little round in the morning dispels grief and worries - especially when the sun is shining so beautifully! 😍

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August 9, 2025,Dünen weit entfernt vom Meer?

The Holmer Sand Hills are former dunes on the edge of the Elbe's ancient glacial valley. They are now forested and characterized by a rich flora and fauna.

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