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Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve – Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve loop from Nieby

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Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Flensburg
Gelting

Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve – Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve loop from Nieby

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Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve – Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve loop from Nieby

01:39

6.53km

10m

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: June 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturschutzgebiet Geltinger Birk

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107 m

Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Great area for hiking and cycling.
With a bit of luck you can see Konik horses.

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1.99 km

Here the path for hikers and cyclists splits - this one is for hikers only.

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2.88 km

Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve

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A well-developed hiking and biking trail gives you the opportunity to always descend the Geltinger Birk along the coast. Most beautiful in the early morning or late evening hours!

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2.95 km

View of Kalkgrund Lighthouse

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In the background you can see the lighthouse Kalkgrund. Here is the area where sea burials are carried out (outside the three-mile zone). From Langballigau the last ride on the …

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3.27 km

Birk-Nack

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6

4.80 km

You have to go there when it's foggy. 😉

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5.49 km

The horses on the Geltinger Birk peninsula, together with the small, quiet Galloways, are intended to help develop the landscape and thus protect nature.

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6.18 km

Windmill Charlotte

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The windmill Charlotte in Geltinger Birk was built in 1826. In the mill was until 1938 grinded grain, then she was until 1971 as a scoop mill in use to …

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6.29 km

View of the Geltinger Noor

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Such a magical and magnificent view of the horizon of the Birk 😊...
Anyone who raves here is right to do so 💙...
I'll definitely come back here 🥰, because …

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6.53 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.63 km

1.61 km

251 m

Surfaces

4.86 km

1.63 km

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Saturday 27 June

29°C

19°C

88 %

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Comments

February 24, 2024,Stippvisite Geltinger Birk
Finally get out into the fresh air again. It even seemed the☀️.

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May 14, 2022,NSG Gelting
How about the 🚢 from Kappeln to Schleswig and back. A tour with a view of the cathedral is easy to do in the 90-minute stay.

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Unfortunately we had to turn back at the northern point because the storm surge in December broke the dike. The route is closed.

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