Dunes of Hooge Hörn – Hooge Hörn Beach and Dunes loop from Flugplatz Borkum

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Dunes of Hooge Hörn – Hooge Hörn Beach and Dunes loop from Flugplatz Borkum

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Dunes of Hooge Hörn – Hooge Hörn Beach and Dunes loop from Flugplatz Borkum

03:04

12.1km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Ruhezone I/8

Ruhezone I/9

Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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886 m

Ostland (Borkum)

Highlight • Natural

Eastern part of the island with dunes, salt marshes. Very natural and mostly nature reserve - good! :-)

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4.32 km

Sea Lavender Meadows Ruhezone I/8

Highlight • Natural

The numerous lilac shimmering lilacs are impressive.

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4.66 km

Bridge Over the Siel in Ruhezone I/8

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There are 2 bridges on the hiking trail to the Hooge Hörn to cross the Siel.

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5.11 km

Hooge Hörn means something like "elevated corner". The easternmost corner of Borkum is a nature reserve because many breeding and resting birds find a habitat here. So stay on the path so as not to disturb the birds.

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5.23 km

View of Hooge Hörn

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You can get to the sea on the given path in about 2.6 km.

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5.53 km

Hooge Hörn Beach and Dunes

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Peace and only the sound of the sea. A great place to pause for thought. As an additional advantage you can see that the network coverage for mobile data is no longer too good there.

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7.41 km

Beach and Sand Dunes in Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer National Park

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11.1 km

Sand dunes and beach in Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

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Kilometers of sandy beach, expanse as far as the eye can see.

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12.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.16 km

3.13 km

585 m

130 m

107 m

Surfaces

8.13 km

3.98 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 31 October

13°C

11°C

30 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

August 26, 2025,Vom Ostland bis Hooge Hörn und zurück, diesmal andersrum 👩🧑🏻‍🦱

Another truly summer day on the island. Off we went by bus to Ostland, through the salt marshes to the beach at Hooge Hörn, and back. We stopped off at the farmhouse restaurant for a freshly baked plum cake, with whipped cream, of course. Delicious! 😋

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July 22, 2024,Borkum die Vierte: vom Ostland zum Hoge Hörn

Today we walked from Ostland to Hoge Hörn. The beach there is beautiful and you hardly meet anyone. We found the way back through the salt marshes even more beautiful. We walked the whole way barefoot, a great experience and highly recommended

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April 24, 2026,Dünen von Hooge Hörn – Strand und Dünen am Hooge Hörn Runde von Flugplatz Borkum

Great hike, especially the path from Ostland to Hooge Hörn.

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August 23, 2025,Vom Ostland bis Hooge Hörn und zurück 👩🧑🏻‍🦱

A beautiful tour! Along the water at high tide, we found many beach finds, including, unfortunately, several dead seals. 😕 We even sent a message to the dog-seen station in Norddeich, where we're asked to report any dead marine mammals.
We finished with delicious cake at the Bauernstuben farm café. We took the electric bus back to town.

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September 15, 2022,Borkum Strandtour

Small beach tour, back over the dunes and salt marshes.

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October 23, 2021,Borkum 😊 und irgendwann war ich im Wattenmeer

at Hoge Hörn 😊 the tour has been divided in half, left dunes right meadows / salt marshes to Höge Horn on partially underwater paths and the way back, left dunes and right the waterfront, the hike on the beach was fantastic 😊

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May 22, 2025,Wanderung von Ostland (zweite Tour auf Borkum)

Since we had the whole day today, we took the bus east and explored (almost) the end of the island. With a lot of wind but great weather, it was a dream tour! When the tide is out, the beach is gigantic! On the way back, we went through the dunes. A truly beautiful area! We finished with a stop …

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