Ringpriel Pond – Katinger Watt Nature Reserve loop from Katinger Wald

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Ringpriel Pond – Katinger Watt Nature Reserve loop from Katinger Wald

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Ringpriel Pond – Katinger Watt Nature Reserve loop from Katinger Wald

02:40

10.6km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.56 km

Katinger Wald

Forest

2.08 km

Ringpriel Pond

Highlight • Lake

Very beautiful nature here you can go down great

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2.81 km

View of the Priel

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you can enjoy a beautiful view!

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4.02 km

Where lugworms once burrowed and soft-shell mussels thrived, we now discover, after the construction of the Eider Barrage at the mouth of the Eider River, a polder landscape dominated by freshwater: the Katinger Watt bird sanctuary. It provides habitat for numerous animals and plants. Ponds, pools, deciduous forests, reed beds, grasslands, and arable land offer them a home.

There is also a nature center where you can learn a great deal about this area.

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4.68 km

Eider Duck Resting Area at Katinger Priel

Highlight • Lake

This place invites you to linger. Thousands of eiders regularly rest here

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6.85 km

Storm Surge Markers and Abandoned Wooden Boat

Highlight • Monument

Markings for the water level of past storm surges

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7.98 km

Sundial in Katinger Watt

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very nice sundial

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8.62 km

Observation Hut at Ringpriel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Overgrown sunlit path through the forest and always along the Ringpriel along. From the observation hut you can watch birds on the water and on the opposite shore (eg kingfishers).

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10.2 km

Katinger Watt Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 13 km long circular walk through the "Katinger Watt" offers a beautiful hike. Lots of birds, trains and a very untypical forest area are to be discovered. The forest area at Katinger Watt is very untypical for the otherwise less wooded peninsula Eiderstedt. The forest was created only after construction of the Eider barrier from 1868 and is, certainly also due to the sandingen soil, quite light. The many water surfaces and Sielzüge offer unique image / photo opportunities. The inclusion of binoculars on the tour is highly recommended.
Beginning and end of the circular walk are in Katingersiel at the tavern Andresen, in which a stop is worthwhile.

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10.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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10.6 km

Surfaces

7.76 km

2.81 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

April 27, 2022,Von Katingsiel durchs Katinger Watt

Because I had been planning this tour for a long time, it should be implemented today. The weather was perfect for it. We parked in Katingsiel, near the Gasthof Andresen. I once tried the famous egg grog there. Unfortunately, the inn is only open from Friday to Sunday, so we could only take a quick look through the windows at …

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August 18, 2024,Fünf 👱🏻‍♀️🐕‍🦺👵🏻🐕👩‍🦳im Katinger Watt ⛅️

A spontaneous meeting of five in the Katinger Watt 🙂 Deserted, only the little bloodsuckers 🦟 were out looking for food again.. 😖
There wasn't much to see, but we chatted until our stomachs were full..
The waitress in the fish snack bar we went to reassured us:
you only starve after three weeks!
At the same time she wanted …

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