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Westerheversand Lighthouse – Salt Marshes on the North Sea loop from Westerhever

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Westerheversand Lighthouse – Salt Marshes on the North Sea loop from Westerhever

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Westerheversand Lighthouse – Salt Marshes on the North Sea loop from Westerhever

01:49

7.22km

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: August 12, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationalpark Schleswig-Holsteinisches Wattenmeer

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1.65 km

View of Westerheversand Lighthouse and salt marshes

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Great view of the salt marshes and a distant view of the Westerheversand lighthouse.

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1.75 km

View of Westerheversand Lighthouse

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The Westerheversand lighthouse is definitely worth a visit and is great to look at at any time of the year.

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2.12 km

Salt Marsh Plants in Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

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Aside from the seaweeds that submerge for hours at every high tide, there are only two flowering plants on the mudflats that endure daily flooding: glasswort and marsh grass. They …

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2.52 km

View of Westerheversand

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The sandbank in front of Westerhever can be reached after a short walk through the mudflats. A few wooden poles show the way. Depending on the season, rubber boots are …

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2.71 km

Path to the Westerhever Sand Lighthouse

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A pleasure to hike here, surrounded by the twittering of birds and the fantastic salt marshes.

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3.98 km

View of the Salt Marshes

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There are very few cyclists on this part of the route. You are one with the sheep and the view of the salt marshes. It is wonderfully quiet there

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6.80 km

Salt Marshes on the North Sea

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7.22 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.80 km

1.43 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.54 km

1.69 km

893 m

112 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

20°C

17°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

December 25, 2022,Leuchtturm Westerheversand 👣🎒👣

After breakfast ☕️🥪 this morning we drove towards Westerhever 🚗 to marvel at the famous Westerheversand lighthouse.
Starting at the small free parking lot 👍 we were surrounded by fog 🌫 the whole hike 🫠. But exactly this weather had a mystically fascinating effect on us, because you couldn't see more than 200 meters 🫣😁. But at some point the …

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October 27, 2024,🥾🎒 Westerhever Leuchtturm / Runde von Stufhusen (Tag 6 in der Reha) 🎒🥾

Hello,
on my day off from rehab I drove to the free hiking car park in Stufhusen to start the short hike to the Westerheversand lighthouse from there.
Unfortunately the historic Stockenstieg that I had planned for the way back was closed, so I had to walk back the same way.
The lighthouse, known from the Jever advertisement, can be …

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May 11, 2024,Blick nach Westerheversand – Leuchtturm Westerheversand Runde von Westerhever

The Stockenstieg is only open to the general public from July to September!

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Westerheversand Lighthouse – Salt Marshes on the North Sea loop from Westerhever

View of Westerheversand Lighthouse and salt marshes

View of Westerheversand Lighthouse

Salt Marsh Plants in Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

View of Westerheversand

Path to the Westerhever Sand Lighthouse