Holzbergturm, Steel observation tower in Malente, Germany

The Holzbergturm is a steel observation tower in Malente standing 30 meters tall with five viewing platforms. From the top you can see across Holstein Switzerland all the way to the Baltic Sea.

The first tower on the Holzberg was a Bismarck tower built in 1908 a few metres from today's site; it was demolished in 1918 because upkeep costs could no longer be met. In 2000 members of the Neversfelde beautification association designed a larch-wood tower, built from June 2004 and opened in July 2005 at a cost of 40,000 euros. After fungal decay forced its closure in August 2016, it was demolished in May 2017; its platform and roof remain as a pavilion on the Bismarck tower's foundations. The steel successor opened on 2 May 2020.

Information panels around the tower teach visitors about local trees and how they grow from root systems to their crowns. The location helps people experience the forested landscape of this region in a different way.

The tower is reached by a forest path from the free parking area at Grebiner Weg, where electric bike charging stations are also available. The climb and descent require some stamina, but the stairs are easy to walk throughout.

The old wooden tower's platform and roof were kept after its 2017 demolition and now stand on the foundations of the Bismarck Tower, built in 1908 and dismantled in 1918. Visitors reach this pavilion on foot; the steel tower beside it was completed on 19 March 2020 and opened on 2 May 2020.