Route 8: Tossens to Ruhwarden - Butjadingen

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Route 8: Tossens to Ruhwarden - Butjadingen

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Route 8: Tossens to Ruhwarden - Butjadingen

01:33

27.0km

30m

Cycling

This round trip takes you through many different places. Beach and country are wonderfully connected on this tour. In Tossens and Eckwarderhörne you can look over the dike and let the wind blow around your nose.

The route goes back along Roddenser Straße, which is unofficially called the apple avenue.…

by Tourismus-Service Butjadingen

Last updated: April 1, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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720 m

Tossenser Pütte

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Pütten are bodies of water that arose from the mining of clay (drained silt) for dyke construction. Today you will find a beautiful lake landscape here with some vantage points …

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9.24 km

The Ark – Preservation of Creation (Thorsten Schütt)

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A station on the sculpture trail on the dike: here The Ark by Thorsten Schütt.

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10.1 km

Umweltstation Iffens

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The environmental station in Iffens is a privately run educational institution in a historic farm behind the dike. A lovely mix of organic farm and hippie commune that you can …

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22.6 km

Stepped Gable House in Ruhwarden

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Unfortunately, I haven't found a suitable story yet: How did this elaborate stepped gable come to Ruhwarden? You'd expect to find it in medieval coastal towns. But it's definitely worth …

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24.4 km

View of the North Sea and Mellum from Ruhwarder Deich

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Again and again you can go up on the dike and enjoy the view.

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27.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.9 km

5.20 km

894 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.1 km

9.78 km

704 m

257 m

203 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

16°C

8°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

December 3, 2024

This round trip takes you through many different places. Beach and country are wonderfully connected on this tour. In Tossens and Eckwarderhörne you can look over the dike and let the wind blow around your nose. 
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The route goes back along Roddenser Straße, which is unofficially called the apple avenue

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