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Schleswig-Holstein
North Frisia
Tönning

Eider Barrage & Lock – Historic Harbour of Tönning loop from Tönning

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
North Frisia
Tönning

Eider Barrage & Lock – Historic Harbour of Tönning loop from Tönning

Hard

5.0

(9)

18

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Eider Barrage & Lock – Historic Harbour of Tönning loop from Tönning

06:51

27.2km

30m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 9.82 km for 25 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

878 m

Grüne Insel mit Eiderwatt Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

This is a great place to go for a walk!

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9.89 km

Eider Barrage & Lock

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Imposing structure with high dykes that serve as a bulwark against the storm surges of the North Sea. On the inland side, the wide estuary of the Eider extends to …

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3

25.7 km

Multimar Wattforum Visitor Centre

Highlight • Monument

Especially suitable for children

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26.0 km

Buoy in the Tönning harbour area

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful historic little harbor

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26.1 km

Historic Harbor Crane

Highlight • Monument

Old revolving crane

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26.2 km

Historic Harbour of Tönning

Highlight • Historical Site

Only used by recreational captains. Goods handling and crab fishing no longer play a role. But still very nice to look at. There are numerous, very good restaurants all around. …

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26.5 km

Historic Harbour Tönning

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The picturesque harbor with the packing house and the pretty old town characterize Tönning. The town on the Eiderstedt peninsula is also known for the Multimar Wattforum adventure exhibition

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26.7 km

Stepped gable houses on Neustraße

Highlight • Historical Site

The step-gable houses on Neustrasse from 1666 show Dutch influence.

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27.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

5.38 km

3.12 km

2.45 km

Surfaces

17.0 km

7.54 km

2.43 km

255 m

< 100 m

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Friday 28 August

21°C

16°C

74 %

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Max wind speed: 36.0 km/h

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Comments

March 27, 2022,Rundwanderung Tönning -Eider-Stauwerk und zurück
Going to the Eider barrage is not a thing.
Going back the same way, not my thing.
Unfortunately, the second part of the route turned out to be a good bike tour, but completely unsuitable for hiking.
There is only the cycle path alongside the road.
And that's not always available either.

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For today I had planned a longer hike in the far north. The aim was to circumnavigate the mouth of the Eider and the Eider barrier structure from Tönning. The starting point was the parking lot at Wattforum in Tönning. First we went past the historic harbor to the market square with beautiful old Dutch-style gabled houses and through the …

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