Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

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Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

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Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

03:14

56.0km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.6 km for 135 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.38 km

Ellenbogen

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The Lister Ellenbogen is the northernmost point of Sylt and therefore Germany. It is only four kilometers away from the Danish North Sea island of Rømø - which can be …

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11.0 km

Trailhead Ellenbogen, Sylt – Northernmost Point of Germany and Lighthouse

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Real windy corner on the elbow.

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19.7 km

Beach

20.8 km

Lister shifting dunes

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A well-developed bike path, so you can get ahead quickly.

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27.2 km

View of the dunes and heath in Nord-Sylt

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Very nice view over the dunes of Sylt

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30.2 km

Kampen Lighthouse (Langer Christian)

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a black and white lighthouse ... rare object

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34.3 km

Friedrichshain

Forest

38.1 km

View of Langer Christian Lighthouse

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The 'Lange Christian' is one of the many lighthouses that always belong on the coast.

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39.2 km

Traditional Thatched-Roof Houses on Kampen Heath

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Thatched roof houses are a distinctive feature of the island of Sylt and give the village of Kampen in particular a distinctive charm. These traditional Frisian houses are covered with …

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50.8 km

Listland Wandering Dune

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Most of the dunes are planted today so they can not move. An exception is Listland, where today is the only and last moving dune in Germany. Due to the …

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56.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.0 km

16.2 km

11.3 km

1.06 km

441 m

Surfaces

45.8 km

7.11 km

1.44 km

1.33 km

256 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

October 23, 2021,Vier Leuchttürme

From Wenningstedt to List. 2 lighthouses in Kampen 2 at the elbow

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March 12, 2024,Geburtstagstour ☺️Wenningstedt-List-Kampen-Wenningstedt

The slightly different birthday 😁 Get on the bike and earn the cake first 👍 Unfortunately the weather was hazy and fresh, but still a wonderful tour 🥰

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May 7, 2023,Fahrradtour zum Ellenbogen

Borrowed an e-bike today and rode towards the elbow. Walked to the Uwe-Düne (highest point on the island) near Kampen and then past the toll booth (bicycles are free) on your elbows. Here the engine stayed on because of the easterly wind. We also saw the northernmost point of Germany. At the port in List we stopped at the barrel …

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May 26, 2025,Der Sylter Norden

Through beautiful dune landscapes to Ellenbogen and via List back to Wenningstedt.

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September 24, 2023,Von Westerland zum Ellenbogen über List

The tour was great. On the way back, after the elbow, you should turn left again over List. The path on the right was more scenic, but the bad stretch of road causes all the screws on the bike to come loose and your butt complains

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June 30, 2025,Kampen BamBus Ellenbogen List Uwe Düne Wenningstedt

Tested the limits of the folding bike, 50 km with the saddle 🤨, I need another one. But otherwise, a super nice tour, perfect weather, and once again in the northernmost part of Germany, with some truly beautiful sections. On the way back, a detour to the Uwe Dune and the sunset with the dancing people. If you also like …

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May 28, 2026,Sylt - zum nördlichsten Punkt von Deutschland - Do. 28.05.2026

From Wenningstedt, we cycled on the "Tracks of the Rasende Emma", the former island railway (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylter_Inselbahn), to the Sylter Ellenbogen turn-off and continued to Listland, where the Sylter Ellenbogen is located. We cycled right through the dune landscape and past the villages of the former stops. Well, in Kampen we cycled along the "Whiskymeile". But in the morning, there was …

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August 25, 2022,Fahrradtour Sylt Nordtour

Today I fulfilled a long-cherished dream: I cycled the Elbow of Sylt to the northernmost point. It was a unique tour, the vastness, the dunes, the fantastic weather, everything was right. It was a wonderful day.

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