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Pilsum Lighthouse – Crab cutters at Greetsiel Harbour loop from Greetsiel

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Pilsum Lighthouse – Crab cutters at Greetsiel Harbour loop from Greetsiel

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Pilsum Lighthouse – Crab cutters at Greetsiel Harbour loop from Greetsiel

04:38

18.4km

20m

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: August 17, 2026

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Bus stop

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213 m

Greetsiel Sluice Gates

Highlight • Monument

There are 2 old wooden sluice gates, an information board and benches for a break.

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574 m

Greetsiel Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

The picture-book village Greetsiel in East Frisia is a wonderful travel destination for a vacation on the North Sea in Germany. Stroll through cobblestone streets past idyllic brick houses to …

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4.25 km

View of the Salt Marshes

Highlight • Viewpoint

Directly from the parking lot you come to the dike and from there you have a good view of the salt marshes

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4.81 km

Pilsum Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Who does not know it, the famous lighthouse of East Frisia. A must see when vacationing in the area. Always worth seeing for me when I'm there.

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15.3 km

Leysieler Sieltief Nature Trail

Highlight • Trail

Enjoy wonderful peace and quiet, expansive panoramic views.
Different birds to watch....seagulls squawking....
💙 Hello, welcome to a soothing break 📸

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16.2 km

View of the Canal and Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful path through the protected area and along the canal.

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16.6 km

Leyhörner Sieltief

Highlight • River

Enjoy wonderful peace and quiet, sweeping panoramic views. Watch various birds. Seagulls squawk.

Hello, welcome to a relaxing break. 📸

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17.5 km

Crab cutters at Greetsiel Harbour

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful maritime flair, the colorful crab boats🦑🦐 are a wonderful photo opportunity 💙📸🛟⚓️.
The over 600 year old harbor and Greetsiel itself, very idyllic.
Nice little fishing village with lots of attention to detail 💙

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.55 km

5.56 km

2.87 km

207 m

196 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

5.94 km

642 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 27 August

22°C

16°C

68 %

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Comments

May 7, 2024,Naturschutzgebiet Leybucht > Pilsumer Leuchtturm > Schleuse Leysiel 🐑🐑

A beautiful hike through the Leybucht nature reserve.
The path leads for kilometers along the dike to the Otto lighthouse near Pilsum and then on to the lock at Leysiel.
The return journey continues behind the dike through the quiet Leybucht nature reserve!
Birdsong and geese chattering, very idyllic! And of course the dike sheep cannot be missed! 🐑👫🌾🍀

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March 18, 2024,❤️💛Pilsumer Leuchtturm – Das Leyhörner Sieltief

⚓️Greetsiel is a district of the municipality of Krummhörn in the Aurich district in Lower Saxony🧭.
The Pilsum lighthouse is located on the North Sea dike, near the town of Pilsum, which belongs to the municipality of Krummhörn.🧭
Height approx. 12 meters
Diameter approx. 4.4 meters
Completion in 1890
Decommissioned in 1919
Elaborate renovation in 1973, it also received its …

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October 17, 2021,🇩🇪🏘Greetsiel - 🦆🦅🦢🪱🐄🐑Naturschutzgebiet Leyhörn mit 🚨🗼Pilsumer Leuchtturm 🚦🚧🛳Schleuse Leysiel & ⚓️🛥🐟🦐Greetsiel Hafen

Sunday ... day off!
The weather hadn't predicted rain and so the goal was clear: Somewhere to the sea

The small town of Greetsiel was recommended to me through discussions at the table and it was quite feasible with just under 1:45 hours drive from the Bad Bentheim specialist clinic.
So packed my rucksack and headed north after breakfast.
The …

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July 31, 2023,Spontane Wanderung zur Greetsieler Schleuse / Sperrwerk Leysiel

Since we got really wet twice yesterday, the plan today was just to do something in town because the weather wasn't that good.
At the port then spontaneously decided that one could go the "short" piece to the lock. We started along the Leyhörner Sieltief and bathing lake first in the direction of the Pilsumer lighthouse. Shortly before that we …

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September 30, 2023,Pilsumer Leuchtturm – Das Leyhörner Sieltief Runde von Greetsiel

I'm happy to be in East Frisia 😃 and saw spoonbills again 🪽🪽. Beautiful bird 😍

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February 24, 2026,🌊 Das Leyhörner Sieltief - Runde von Greetsiel

After the shorter hikes of the last few days, which were a test run since one of us had a knee replacement and the other a slipped disc, we ventured out on a longer route again today. The weather was fantastic and we felt fit.

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June 14, 2024,Maritime Zeit - Leyhörner Sieltief bei Greetsiel

You have to like these hikes: kilometers along the dike straight along the North Sea! But we enjoyed the maritime time in the fresh, salty North Sea air - even the sun came out and provided real moments of happiness when looking out over the vastness of the Wadden Sea. This landscape slows you down and literally clears your head. …

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February 10, 2025,#166 🇩🇪 NIEDERSACHSEN/LANDKREIS AURICH 🌥️Runde von Greetsiel ⚓🛞🦀🧭

The "In Search of Crabs and Oysters Tour" 🦀🦪:
🎏The fishing village of GREETSIEL has the largest fleet of crab boats in Germany. This idyllic seafaring town has 1,450 inhabitants.

As expected, Greetsiel was also one of the filming locations for "Otto the Outer Frisian" (kindergarten scene and harbor scene at the end). Unfortunately, we were unable to spot the …

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Pilsum Lighthouse – Crab cutters at Greetsiel Harbour loop from Greetsiel

Greetsiel Sluice Gates

Greetsiel Harbour

View of the Salt Marshes

Pilsum Lighthouse

Leysieler Sieltief Nature Trail

View of the Canal and Nature Reserve

Leyhörner Sieltief

Crab cutters at Greetsiel Harbour

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