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Rantum Basin Dike – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Baakdeel-Rantum/Sylt

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Schleswig-Holstein

Rantum Basin Dike – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Baakdeel-Rantum/Sylt

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Rantum Basin Dike – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Baakdeel-Rantum/Sylt

01:16

5.06km

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Rantumbecken

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777 m

Sylt Coffee Roastery Christian Appel

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Directly at the small sailing port at the Rantumbecken, the smell of freshly roasted coffee blows from a distance away. Since the small roastery is also a café at the …

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885 m

Rantum Basin Nature Reserve

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A 4 km long dam, initially still concrete slabs, but mostly gravel runs through the water here.

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896 m

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1.13 km

Rantum Basin Dike

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When visibility is good, the view goes as far as Westerland or Keitum or in the other direction as far as Hörnum.
In between there are many water birds.

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1.43 km

Historic Sluice and Pumping Station at the Rantum Basin

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The pumping stations (2) were used to keep the water level.

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1.89 km

Rantum Dam View

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From Rantumer Damm you have a beautiful view of the basin.

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1.90 km

Birdlife at Rantum Basin

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You can observe a lot of birds.

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2.53 km

Rantum Basin Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

The Rantum basin is a nature reserve in the middle of the island of Sylt, south of the towns of Westerland and Tinnum. It is named after the place Rantum. This protected area is looked after by the Jordsand association.

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5.06 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.33 km

1.44 km

281 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

1.32 km

973 m

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Sunday 26 July

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14°C

43 %

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