Dune landscape at Sturmeck – Ostland View Dune loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

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Dune landscape at Sturmeck – Ostland View Dune loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

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Dune landscape at Sturmeck – Ostland View Dune loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

03:20

13.1km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Ruhezone I/8

Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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221 m

New Borkum Lighthouse

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Can be visited. On the way up there are niches with information boards. Good to take a breather or to let oncoming traffic through.

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620 m

View of the North Sea

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beautiful view of the North Sea.

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701 m

Borkum Main Beach

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Very spacious main beach of Borkum with a great promenade, cafes and restaurants. If you are lucky, you can see seals with the naked eye on the sandbank opposite, just a few hundred meters away.

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1.80 km

Dune landscape at Sturmeck

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Along the beach promenade, there are great cafes with large terraces and a wonderful view of the Wadden Sea.

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3.25 km

East Beach Borkum

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Pure relaxation in this wide dune landscape...

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3.65 km

Beach

3.96 km

Hundestrand

Beach

6.01 km

Ostland View Dune

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Beautiful view. A must on this tour.

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9.47 km

Waterdelle Nature Trail

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Very dense and shady forest. The small trees form a kind of tunnel here, very beautiful and also interesting due to the additional information boards.

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12.2 km

Sand Dunes of the North Sea

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A very beautiful sight

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13.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.73 km

2.74 km

2.15 km

1.05 km

403 m

Surfaces

7.51 km

2.81 km

1.39 km

1.37 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

9°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

September 24, 2022,Neuer Leuchtturm - Olde Dünen- Norddünen ab Alter Leuchtturm

After the Borkum circumnavigation could be carried out the day before yesterday in the most wonderful summer weather, today was a more autumnal tour. Just in time for the departure from the old lighthouse, it started to drizzle 🌧 - so put on the rain jackets. The rain stopped after 500 meters, but the strong wind made sure that we …

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