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Hiking loop from Rudbøl
02:54
11.6km
10m
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: May 23, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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147 m
Rosenkranz–Rudbøl Border Crossing
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The road that winds between the houses to the Rosenkranz-Rudbøl border crossing is narrow. This unusual border town is located near the west coast and near the Emil Nolde Foundation in Neukirchen. On the road, pedestrians are constantly looking for the embedded border markers. So you don't know exactly whether you are in Germany or Denmark, and the border runs partly between the houses in a westerly direction.
But why was the border drawn this way at the Rosenkranz-Rudbøl border crossing? One explanation describes the personal wish of the house owners on the western side to belong to Denmark. In fact, part of the border runs between the properties.
The other version says that the planned border should have run right through the Old German Border Krog and so it was agreed that the border should be in the middle of the road. The most likely scenario, however, is that the Ruttebüller See was to be allocated half to both countries in order to give the rush cutters and fishermen equal opportunities.
The western Koog, however, should definitely belong to Denmark and so it was agreed that the border between Denmark and Germany should run along the middle of the top of the dike towards the Koog. And this very top of the dike is the road.
The border itself is marked with buoys on the Ruttebüller See.
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302 m
German-Danish Border at Ruttebüller See
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The border between Germany and Denmark runs for a length of about 130 meters in the middle of the narrow road and also through the middle of Lake Ruttebüll.
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11.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.19 km
1.63 km
570 m
159 m
Surfaces
6.58 km
4.25 km
570 m
150 m
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