Easy hikes and walks around Havekost

Archaeological cup stone Sachsenwald (LA 182, Jagen 257) The meaning of cup stones is not yet conclusively clarified. One theory states that these were sacrificial stones used for cultic-ritual purposes, around the Bronze Age (approx. 2500 BC). Apart from this archaeological value, this place / this cup stone is a place of power for many people. It has something magical that our ancestors already felt over 4,000 years ago. Even if you may not be able to understand why this place is special to other people, I ask you to respect it nonetheless and not to destroy or steal anything intentionally. Thank you very much. Asa og Vana

Around 500 cup stones in Sachsenwald bear witness to early settlement. These often mysterious finds from the Neolithic or Bronze Age feature artificially hammered, cup-shaped depressions. The exact purpose of these "cups" is still scientifically debated, but cultic, religious, or astronomical meanings are suspected. Schleswig-Holstein, particularly the eastern hill country and the Sachsenwald in the Herzogtum Lauenburg district, is rich in cup stone finds. In the approximately 70 square kilometer Sachsenwald, there are well over 1,000 archaeological monuments, including, in addition to cup stones, also megalithic tombs (large stone graves) and burial mounds. The locations of the monuments in Sachsenwald are usually hidden away from the paths and are generally not publicly signposted to protect them from vandalism. This particular cup stone also lies off the path and if you didn't know about it, you wouldn't find it. Many thanks therefore to @Juckbeere for uploading this special highlight. I fully support Juckbeere's appeal below and ask that it be absolutely respected. "Please treat this place with the utmost respect and do not change anything there under any circumstances, as this place is still treated as a natural sanctuary, this applies especially to the offerings on site!!!" https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schalenstein

This is probably the thickest oak tree in the Sachsenwald. It is probably around 300 years old and has a trunk circumference of almost 6 m. Unfortunately, it died a few years ago, but its mighty trunk is still very impressive.

The new bridge for pedestrians and cyclists over the new B 209 bypass was opened in September 2022. It connects the "Strange" with the Veilchenweg. This new overpass serves as a replacement for the paths between Schwarzenbek and Grove that were interrupted by the new road. The new cycle and hiking path runs 2.50 meters wide in the middle of the new "bat bridge". Bat bridges are structural constructions over highly frequented traffic routes - such as highways or railway lines - that are intended to enable low-flying bats to cross safely. The bridges, which vary greatly in their shape, are intended to serve as flight corridors for the bats, which they use to orient themselves when flying over them using ultrasound. Similar to green bridges, bat bridges connect the animals' habitats that have been cut up in order to counteract the consequences of the fragmentation of open space by traffic routes. Public opinion about bat bridges is divided, as their usefulness is extremely controversial - even scientifically. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fledermausbr%C3%BCcke

The German federal highway 404 (abbreviation: B 404) leads from Kiel to Lüneburg. The B 404, also known as the "North-South Road" and "Kieler Schnellweg", has been rebuilt since the 1950s as a completely new route from Kiel to the south, with the exception of the areas between Stolpe and Bornhöved (in the 1970s as A 21 completed) and between Grande and Geesthacht. It was planned as a fast connection between Kiel and the A 1 and thus as a relief route for the B 4, which at that time, before the A 7 was built, was the main connection between Kiel and Hamburg. In the 1960s, construction continued south of the A 1. The B 404 was already built there without crossing. The four-lane expansion between Neversdorf and Bad Oldesloe took place in the mid-1980s. In 1992 the four-lane expansion of the subsequent route between Negernbötel and Neversdorf, and in 1998 the route between Bad Oldesloe and Hammoor was completed. In that year, the entire four-lane section between Negernbötel and Hammoor was upgraded to a motorway. (Source: Wikipedia)

Always worth a hike

Great to sit and linger

For everyone who is traveling with children ;)