Hindenburgdamm towards Sylt – Sylt Railway View loop from Café Zollhaus

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Hindenburgdamm towards Sylt – Sylt Railway View loop from Café Zollhaus

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Hindenburgdamm towards Sylt – Sylt Railway View loop from Café Zollhaus

03:46

15.0km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Vadehavet

Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer

Rickelsbüller Koog

Waypoints

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Parking

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400 m

Wild Boar Fence at the German-Danish Border – Nationalpark Vadehavet

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The fence on the German-Danish border will be a total of 70 kilometers long. The elements are 1.50 meters high from the earth's surface and reach 50 centimeters deep into …

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2.42 km

Information boards at Rickelsbüller Koog Nature Reserve

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pure relaxation and peace

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2.48 km

German-Danish Dyke Memorial Stone

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In memory of the construction of the German-Danish dike from 1979-1982.

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2.50 km

Northernmost point of the German mainland

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The northernmost point on the German mainland is unfortunately not very attractive and unremarkable visually, but it is all the more so historically and geographically, making it an absolute highlight. …

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6.77 km

Hindenburgdamm towards Sylt

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Access to the dam is strictly forbidden and will be prosecuted criminally as a serious interference with rail traffic. The route is partially monitored by thermal imaging cameras.

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9.19 km

Sylt Railway View

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Watching sea eagles - an experience

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11.9 km

Bench with a view over the Rickelsbüller Koog

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The path does not go any further here, but a table with two benches invites you to rest and look over the Koog.

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14.7 km

Old Border Gate at the German-Danish Border

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A good start to walk through Germany.

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15.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.79 km

4.27 km

916 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.12 km

4.22 km

2.25 km

925 m

868 m

630 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

February 19, 2023,Mit der Dipl. Bauingenieurin unterwegs in Neufundland, vom nördlichsten Festlandpunkt Deutschlands ( 54° 54′ 40,7″ N , 8° 40′ 14,2″ O), rund um den Rickesbüller Koog.

The Rickelsbüller Koog is on the Germany-Denmark border route and is the starting point of the North-Baltic Sea Cycle Route. The Rickelsbüller Koog belongs to the tranquil and sprawling municipality of Rodenäs. Rodenäs itself is a real and very welcoming Dutz village. Numerous species of geese such as barnacle geese, brent geese or pink-footed geese are at home here. But …

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May 10, 2024,Grenzland

The most spectacular thing about the tour is the fact that it starts at the northernmost point on mainland Germany.

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April 25, 2022,🏖 Rickelsbüller Koog - Grenzenloses Vogelleben

The approximately 500-hectare nature reserve stretches between the Sylt dam and the Danish Margarethe Kog. The former tidal flats and salt marshes were transformed into inland water areas, reed beds and marshland by dyking in the early 1980s. Here is the northernmost mainland point on Germany's North Sea coast. We saw countless barnacle geese (= barnacle goose), some white-tailed eagles …

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July 18, 2024,Von Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog nach Rodenäs - Kirche

Unfortunately you couldn't walk on the dam, so you had to walk the last 3 km along the road without a footpath. Otherwise a nice walk in nature.

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May 19, 2024,Norddeich - NSG Rickelsbüller Koog (Nr. 16)

Today only 2 tours; this is the first...
The construction of the Rickelsbüller Koog began in 1979, the inauguration took place in 1981. It is named after the village of Rickelsbüll, which was submerged in the Great Flood on December 1, 1615, the remains of which are located under the dike between the Wiedingharder Neuen Koog and the Rickelsbüller Koog. …

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