Blockheide Nature Park

This protected area, which covers over 100 hectares, has existed since 1964. The Blockheide Nature Park is visited by around 200,000 people annually. The landscape is characterized by massive granite boulders, birch groves, rare red pines, large patches of heather, and numerous ponds. Similar landscapes can only be found in Scandinavia. The boulders are also called remnants. The stones were formed over millions of years by temperature fluctuations, wind, precipitation, ice, and heat.

In the Blockheide there are unique natural monuments, formed by nature, that are worth seeing.

The most famous of these are the Mushroom Stone, the Christopher Stone, and the School Stone; the Devil's Bed; the Devil's Bread Loaf; and the Goblin and Cricket Stones . Most interesting in the Blockheide, however, are the famous wobbling stones , one of which is located right next to the observation tower.

Particularly unique and worth seeing are:

• The observation tower with information center,

• the Geological Open-Air Museum,

• a sundial (stone monument) on the 15th meridian east of Greenwich

• the granite processing and nature trail,

• the Ladybug Trail, which leads to 20 remaining biotopes,

• as well as many ponds