Stamp point 81 / Sand caves in Heers

The sand caves in Heers are located north-east below Regenstein Castle and Fortress.

The Heers is a large for­est area between Blanken­burg and Hal­ber­stadt, con­sist­ing main­ly of pine trees. This area was named after the Heer­straße, an impor­tant road that ran through the for­est in ear­li­er times. 

The sand caves, or “Die Sand­hutsche” as the Blanken­burg locals call them, are an impres­sive dis­cov­ery in the mid­dle of the pine for­est for any first-time vis­i­tor. The many small rocks and sandy sec­tions of path are already notice­able on the way there, but the “Sand­hutsche” with its rocks up to three meters high and the caves carved into the stone by humans exceeds all expectations. 

This fas­ci­nat­ing land­scape was already cho­sen as a meet­ing place by the ancient Ger­man­ic tribes and has lost none of its mag­i­cal attrac­tion to this day.

The sand caves were vot­ed the most beau­ti­ful stamp site by our stamp hik­ers in 2009.

The start­ing point for a vis­it is the sign­post­ed park­ing lot below the cas­tle, which is eas­i­ly acces­si­ble from the A36. It is a good idea to first walk along the nar­row, sign­post­ed path to the left of the park­ing lot to the Regen­stein­müh­le HWN 82. After­wards, you will reach the sand caves in the Heers on the right-hand side via Heer­straße below the Regen­stein­müh­le. From the sand caves, sev­er­al marked paths lead up to Regen­stein Cas­tle and Fortress HWN 80.