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Lower Saxony

East Frisia

South Beach, Borkum – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

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Germany

Lower Saxony

East Frisia

South Beach, Borkum – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

Moderate

4.7

(81)

319

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South Beach, Borkum – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

04:56

19.6km

30m

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: July 10, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 4.32 km for 291 m

Closed: • during winter (otherwise open)

After 4.75 km for 103 m

Closed: • during winter (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.99 km

South Beach, Borkum

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

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2.63 km

Greune Stee Beach Trail

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The landscape is just beautiful.

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3.87 km

Salt Marshes of the North Sea

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Here is a constant breeze!

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4.26 km

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

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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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4.68 km

Beach

4.95 km

Tidal Creek by the Salt Marshes

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A very beautiful landscape.

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7.17 km

View of the Salt Marshes from Southern Borkum

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View over the salt marshes from the south of Borkum

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8.06 km

Wadden Sea Observation Platform

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The view is worth seeing and the explanations there are informative. It is worthwhile to bring a little time with you.

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19.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.81 km

3.41 km

2.65 km

2.08 km

1.63 km

Surfaces

11.9 km

3.87 km

2.64 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 27 August

22°C

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Comments

October 2, 2025,Greune Stee🍀 - Reede🛳️🚂 ab Kiebitzdelle-Ostdünen🥾🥾

The island hike completed quite early on Thursday morning😴 certainly couldn't compete with the spectacular tour of the previous day. The plan was to visit the Reede district⚓️, which involved walking the almost two-and-a-half-kilometer-long Reededamm both ways. However, of course(!) I didn't take the same route in both directions😁. While I initially used the bike path south of the railway …

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September 30, 2025,Borkum: Durch die Westdünen, die Greune Stee bis zum Ortsteil Reede am Fähranleger

This morning, we set off on our tour at 9 a.m. in perfect weather. The route led us through the town and the adjacent marshland forest in the Greune Stee to the harbor. The harbor area (the Reede district) was artificially reclaimed in the 1930s and developed into a military harbor. Today's Reede district is a large and sprawling area, …

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November 5, 2022,Von Borkum nach Borkum Reede und zurück

I had slightly misjudged myself and thought that I could easily get to the ferry terminal and back during the lunch break. Then it got a bit tight. But Borkum is a very pleasant island.

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January 16, 2022,Borkum Knappschaftsklinik-zum Feuerschiff und zurück...

After the first lightship was put into operation in the Thames estuary in 1732, a pilot ship - equipped with a signal lantern - took over the function of the first German makeshift lightship on the Lower Elbe in 1774. Around 1900, a total of 18 lightships were in service off the German North Sea coast and 7 off the …

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South Beach, Borkum – Salt Marshes of the North Sea loop from Borkum (Nordseebad)

South Beach, Borkum

South Beach

Greune Stee Beach Trail

Salt Marshes of the North Sea

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

Tidal Creek by the Salt Marshes

View of the Salt Marshes from Southern Borkum

Wadden Sea Observation Platform

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