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Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

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Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

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Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

03:24

58.7km

140m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.6 km for 135 m

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8.38 km

Ellenbogen

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The Lister Ellenbogen is the northernmost point of Sylt and therefore Germany. It is only four kilometers away from the Danish North Sea island of Rømø - which can be …

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11.0 km

Ellenbogen, Sylt – Northernmost point of Germany and lighthouse

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Real windy corner on the elbow.

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19.7 km

Beach

20.8 km

Lister shifting dunes

Highlight • Natural Monument

A well-developed bike path, so you can get ahead quickly.

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27.2 km

View of the dunes and heath in Nord-Sylt

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Pure island love, great view

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30.2 km

Kampen Lighthouse (Langer Christian)

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a black and white lighthouse ... rare object

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34.2 km

Friedrichshain

Forest

40.8 km

View of Langer Christian Lighthouse

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The 'Lange Christian' is one of the many lighthouses that always belong on the coast.

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44.8 km

View of the Kampen Lighthouse

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There are two lighthouses in Kampen on Sylt, including the well-known "Red Cliff". This has served as an important navigational aid for sea travel for many years. It is not …

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53.6 km

Listland Wandering Dune

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Most of the dunes are planted today so they can not move. An exception is Listland, where today is the only and last moving dune in Germany. Due to the …

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58.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.9 km

15.9 km

14.2 km

1.03 km

642 m

Surfaces

47.9 km

7.08 km

1.83 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 25 June

28°C

15°C

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

May 7, 2023,Fahrradtour zum Ellenbogen

Borrowed an e-bike today and rode towards the elbow. Walked to the Uwe-Düne (highest point on the island) near Kampen and then past the toll booth (bicycles are free) on your elbows. Here the engine stayed on because of the easterly wind. We also saw the northernmost point of Germany. At the port in List we stopped at the barrel …

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August 25, 2022,Fahrradtour Sylt Nordtour

Today I fulfilled a long-cherished dream: I cycled the Elbow of Sylt to the northernmost point. It was a unique tour, the vastness, the dunes, the fantastic weather, everything was right. It was a wonderful day.

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June 1, 2025,Fahrradtour nach Wunderschöner Ausblick an der Wattseite

Cycling on Sylt is always beautiful! Summer ☀️☀️☀️☀️ Sand and sea and great cycle paths👍👍

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September 24, 2023,Von Westerland zum Ellenbogen über List

The tour was great. On the way back, after the elbow, you should turn left again over List. The path on the right was more scenic, but the bad stretch of road causes all the screws on the bike to come loose and your butt complains

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September 13, 2023,Frieslandurlaub: Sylt

The island is always worth seeing and the area between Kampen and List is almost reminiscent of the great *Crete Senese* in Tuscany. Some of the cycle paths are very good (certainly coincidentally around Kampen and List), the (side) roads are rather disastrous. Charging a toll for access to the popular *Elbow* is standard procedure - and the abundant money …

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August 27, 2023,Westerland, Wanderdünen, Ellenbogen, List, Westerland.

This tour is a must for anyone who wants to explore the island by bike!

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April 3, 2025,Sylt - zum nördlichsten Punkt Deutschlands

Today we were supposed to head for Germany's northernmost point.
We started a little south of Westerland, and we cycled there because we also wanted to hike around the eastern tip. This saved us about 30 kilometers by bike.
We passed the Kampen lighthouse, which unfortunately wasn't open to visitors, and continued to the Uwedüne. At 52.5 m, it's the …

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June 21, 2022,Westerland, List, Ellenbogen und zurück

Nice tour, very windy in places. Ate soup at the soup mobile in List and then ice cream at the Sylter Eismanufaktur, both great

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Ellenbogen – Lister shifting dunes loop from List auf Sylt

Ellenbogen

Ellenbogen, Sylt – Northernmost point of Germany and lighthouse

Lister shifting dunes

View of the dunes and heath in Nord-Sylt

Kampen Lighthouse (Langer Christian)

View of Langer Christian Lighthouse

View of the Kampen Lighthouse

Listland Wandering Dune

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