Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Nord-Sylt Dune Landscape – List West Lighthouse loop from List auf Sylt

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Nord-Sylt Dune Landscape – List West Lighthouse loop from List auf Sylt

Moderate

4.7

(69)

336

hikers

Nord-Sylt Dune Landscape – List West Lighthouse loop from List auf Sylt

03:51

15.2km

30m

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: June 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Nord-Sylt

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

521 m

Ellenbogen Nature Reserve, Sylt

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you go from List along the Mövenbergdeich, you will see a great landscape, seagulls, sheep 🐑🐏… there are also benches where you can admire the beauty of nature.

Showing Translation

Tip by

624 m

Sandbank Near Ellenbogen

Highlight • Beach

It doesn't always have to be a big circle around the elbow! From here you can also take a hike through the dunes in List

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.15 km

View of Königshafen and Ellenbogen

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderfully beautiful view

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.78 km

Nord-Sylt Dune Landscape

Highlight • Natural

Unique landscape on the island, one of the last free-roaming dunes in the wild! And it won't run away from you 😉

Showing Translation

Tip by

5.50 km

Red navigational marker on Sylt

Highlight • Monument

The path is really corrosive for hikers. Only cars and cyclists. And pure asphalt. But the beach on the Wadden side is unfortunately closed.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.45 km

The official names of the two lighthouses in the north of Sylt are: "List-West" and "List-Ost" - making them the northernmost lighthouses in Germany. For about 14 nautical miles, the lighthouses show the ships the right course.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

10.4 km

Ellenbogenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the rough sea and the fairytale dune landscape

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.7 km

Sandbank in the Wadden Sea

Highlight • Beach

Many seabirds and even a seal can be seen on the sandbanks.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

15.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.37 km

3.67 km

2.06 km

116 m

Surfaces

8.68 km

3.42 km

1.22 km

819 m

797 m

279 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

24°C

17°C

41 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 24, 2025,Wandern zum nördlichsten Punkt Deutschlands

The concrete path through the dunes is not recommended; cyclists and large cars struggle to get to the parking lot... It's better to return along the beach.
An inexpensive, quiet café alternative is the Naturgewalten Haus with a view of the mudflats.

Showing Translation

February 22, 2025,von List bis fast zum nördlichsten Punkt Deutschlands

Unfortunately, the weather made it impossible to stop along the way and as the rain got heavier, the only thought was about returning. Luckily, there was a bus leaving from the Ellenbogen turnoff.

Showing Translation

October 6, 2021,Hafen List - Ellenbogen Tour

From the port in List you go along the dikes, dunes and beaches to the northernmost point of Germany. Unique nature reserves make this tour a must on Sylt

Showing Translation

April 20, 2025,Sylt: Nördlichster Punkt Deutschlands

To round off our little break, we visited the northernmost point of Germany today. We stowed our luggage at the train station and then took the bus to List. Because the tide was low, we were able to walk along the beach on relatively firm ground.

A great trip in absolute fog and drizzle. But still worth it.

Showing Translation

August 4, 2021,List zum Leuchtturm West

From the autobahn, it is better to use "no way" than to be constantly overtaken on the road

Showing Translation

October 23, 2023,"Ellenbogen" Umrundung und zurück nach Lister.

Today we were out on the "elbow" in the best weather. We were at the northernmost point of Germany. The way back took a bit longer... But it was a perfect day with "Buenos Dias" 😎

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.6

2,043

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

03:32h

14.0km

10m

Moderate

4.9

1,783

Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff) – Red Cliff viewpoint loop from Wenningstedt

02:18h

8.65km

50m

Moderate

4.8

1,467

Braderuper Heath Boardwalk – Dune Trail at Braderuper Heide loop from Kampen (Sylt)

02:24h

9.21km

60m

Moderate

4.7

167

Emmerlev Klev to Vidå Lock – Red trail loop

02:29h

9.85km

10m

Easy

4.8

1,363

Braderuper Heide Coastal Trail – Braderuper Heath Boardwalk loop from Wenningstedt

01:49h

6.96km

50m

Moderate

4.8

1,357

Jensmetten-Berg Viewpoint – Nord-Sylt Dune Boardwalk loop from List(Sylt), Weststrand

02:30h

9.83km

30m

Moderate

4.8

1,108

East Beach, Hörnum – View of the Hörnum Lighthouse loop from Landschaft Sylt

02:46h

10.8km

40m

Easy

4.8

1,296

Nord-Sylt Dune Boardwalk – Jensmetten-Berg Viewpoint loop from List auf Sylt

01:56h

7.58km

20m

Moderate

4.7

1,414

Old Groynes at Ellenbogen, Sylt – Ellenbogen Beach, North Sylt loop from Uthörn

03:22h

13.3km

20m

Moderate

3.3

Clover trails in Bredebro - Black route

03:49h

12.6km

20m

Moderate

Skærbæk Black Clover Trail

03:09h

12.2km

70m

Easy

4.8

832

St. Clement's Church, Rømø – Spidsbjerg Ascent loop from Rømø Church

01:41h

6.71km

10m

Nord-Sylt Dune Landscape – List West Lighthouse loop from List auf Sylt

Ellenbogen Nature Reserve, Sylt

Sandbank Near Ellenbogen

View of Königshafen and Ellenbogen

Nord-Sylt Dune Landscape

Red navigational marker on Sylt

List West Lighthouse

Ellenbogenberg

Sandbank in the Wadden Sea

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️