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Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt)

Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

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Schleswig-Holstein

North Frisia

Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt)

Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

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Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

01:40

27.7km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Rantumbecken

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948 m

Coastal path between Wenningstedt and Westerland

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great landscape, sea and just the vastness

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8.91 km

Rantum dune landscape

Highlight • Natural

Junction to Zanzibar - Rantumer Dune

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13.5 km

Rantum Harbor

Highlight • Structure

Small jetty of the North Frisian Sailing Club Rantum. The port is dry and can be approached up to two hours before/after high tide. Maximum recommended draft for ships: 1.00m-1.10m.

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13.9 km

Rantum Basin Dyke Trail

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easy to cycle even with a stiff breeze

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17.1 km

Sheep at Rantum Basin

Highlight • Natural

The Rantum Basin is a highlight for all ages. Especially the many sheep grazing leisurely and standing on the trail. For my daughter, it's the best thing ever 🐑🐑

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Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea

Highlight • Lake

Wide sky, wide sea. In the south of Sylt you can walk for miles along the dam that separates the Rantum Basin (a brackish water lake) from the North Sea. …

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17.7 km

Rantum Basin Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Huge and great bird sanctuary

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17.7 km

Start of the Rantum Basin Tour

Highlight • Trail

Great way around the Rantumer basin, many birds to watch and great foresight.

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27.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

8.73 km

6.57 km

1.58 km

270 m

158 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

4.05 km

2.00 km

1.64 km

252 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

20°C

16°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 39.0 km/h

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Comments

September 11, 2025,Das Rantumbecken bei Gegenwind

We in the south know your saying, "Headwind shapes character." Experiencing it for yourself is an experience: The wind, direct, head-on, in your face, slows your speed, makes everything seem to take forever, and it's very, very cold. Five kilometers can feel like a real drag. We're happy because we passed the test. Now we, too, have character! What a …

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June 27, 2025,Bio🚲tour ums Rantumbecken

Today we headed south again with a WSW, but only to Rantum for a quick visit to the beach and the Sansibar Outlet.

Before heading up the Rantum Basin dike with a tailwind, we had a little refreshment ☕🍰 at the coffee roastery by the harbor.

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July 29, 2022,Rantumbecken – Start Rantumer Becken Tour Runde von Westerland

The tour was very nice overall...
Except for the direct trip around the Rantum basin!
I haven't ridden such a 💩 cycle path for a long time ❗️
Total dirt road!
You have to be careful not to lie down with your bike so that you can't look left or right at all and enjoy the view.
Why doesn't Sylt …

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June 2, 2022,Fahrradtour Westerland - Sansibar

Route at the Rantum basin over the dyke at wind speeds of approx. 55 to 60 km/h an experience

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Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

Coastal path between Wenningstedt and Westerland

Rantum dune landscape

Rantum Harbor

Rantum Basin Dyke Trail

Sheep at Rantum Basin

Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea

Rantum Basin Nature Reserve

Start of the Rantum Basin Tour

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