Greune Stee Lowland Forest – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

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Greune Stee Lowland Forest – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

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Greune Stee Lowland Forest – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

03:57

15.6km

20m

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Ruhezone I/10

Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

610 m

North Beach and Seal Sandbank (Borkum)

Highlight • Beach

The wide view to the north over the white sand of the beach and over to the seal bank are worth a visit to Borkum alone.

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2.38 km

Hundestrand

Beach

2.68 km

Pathway to Südstrand Beach Lighthouse

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful, large sandy beach, regardless of the tides. There's a small playground (consisting of a basket swing, seesaw, slide, and sand).

Here you can enjoy the fresh sea breeze.

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3.13 km

Greune Stee Lowland Forest

Highlight • Forest

Very nice idyllic way,
In the summer it is essential to smear Autan there are many mosquitos

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3.99 km

Greune Stee Beach Trail

Highlight • Beach

The landscape is just beautiful.

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4.33 km

Salt Marshes of the North Sea

Highlight • Natural

Here is a constant breeze!

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4.72 km

Wooden boardwalk to the salt marshes (Borkum, Greune Stee to South Beach)

Highlight • Trail

The new boardwalk offers a completely new approach to this part of the island. To my surprise there was also this beautiful pheasant to see!

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6.99 km

South Beach, Borkum

Highlight • Beach

Seals can also be seen here again and again. Pure relaxation!

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15.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.28 km

4.72 km

1.61 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

8.40 km

4.67 km

2.58 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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Comments

October 26, 2021,Borkum 😊 und sein Dschungel 😉

In the south of Borkum, a lot comes together in a compressed form and that was my goal today, an enchanted quarry forest, salt marshes, wetlands and dunes, a very beautiful boardwalk, the coast of course and the whole thing with the conclusion in "Heimliche Liebe" 😊

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October 8, 2024,Borkum - noch Meer Südstrand ⛱️🦅🌳

Today I went to the end of the south beach, then continued along the Loopdeelenweg over the salt marshes to the island forest of Greune Stee and back to the beach. It was particularly beautiful to watch the play of light and clouds and to see the birds, who were not disturbed by the greeting.

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April 5, 2026,Wanderung auf Borkum 🥾 😍

Beautiful hike on the south beach of Borkum 😍 in wonderful weather ☀️

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October 23, 2023,Vom Nordstrand zum Südstrand, Greune Stee zurück zum Nordstrand

Last day of vacation on the beautiful island of Borkum in bright sunshine. ☀️😎🥲🙋‍♀️🙋

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May 23, 2025,Dritte Tour auf Borkum (der Nordsee "bis Bald" sagen)

Today we headed south, saying goodbye to the sea at the last corner. It's also a nice walk in this direction. We especially loved the inland return journey. Great paths, lots of benches, and emergency call points along the way. The hiking trails here on Borkum are very well-maintained and well-kept. Now we're off back home by island train, ferry, …

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February 28, 2025,Borkum: Entdeckung des Naturraums: Loopdeelenweg, Walddünen, Greune Stee

Start/Finish: Neue Straße 41, Borkum

Information about the Loopdeelenweg:
360grad-travel.club/news/deutschland/item/borkum-loopdeelenweg

Forest dunes

Greune Stee nature reserve:
The Greune Stee nature reserve (the Green Spot) is a jungle-like, largely self-contained, approximately 60 hectare wetland biotope with many small hiking trails in the southwest of the island.

More information can be found here: borkum-unterkuenfte.de/Ortsplan-Borkum/Greune-Stee.htm

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August 30, 2021,Wanderung 30.08.2021 14:16

Hike was only 6.8 km, the rest (at the end) was bike

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October 12, 2025,Die Greune Stee Tour ☀️

Hike through the Greune Stee

Let's set off in good weather – the sun is shining reluctantly, birds are chirping, and the inner demons are having a day off. The Greune Stee on Borkum is calling! A forest that looks like it was cut out of a fairytale book meets a beach that can't decide whether it wants to be …

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