Salt Marsh Landscape on Sylt – Bird Sanctuary on Sylt loop from Hörnum (Sylt)

Hiking trails & Routes

Salt Marsh Landscape on Sylt – Bird Sanctuary on Sylt loop from Hörnum (Sylt)

Moderate

4.9

(23)

108

hikers

Salt Marsh Landscape on Sylt – Bird Sanctuary on Sylt loop from Hörnum (Sylt)

03:46

14.9km

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Rantumer Dünen/Sylt

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.53 km

On the picturesque mudflat side lie species-rich salt marshes and the bird sanctuary "Hörnumer Nehrung" in the Wadden Sea National Park. Naturalists are enthusiastic about the unique dune landscape with a variety of very rare plants and animals.

Showing Translation

Tip by

2.51 km

Bird Sanctuary on Sylt

Highlight • Natural

Binoculars recommended for observing the 🐦

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.28 km

Wadden Sea Side Between Hörnum and Rantum

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

In the east of the Great Valley, about 300 meters south of the Hörnumer Spit, a very nice hiking trail leads to the south and ends almost at the Hotel …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.11 km

Rantumer Dünen/Sylt

Nature Reserve

7.65 km

View south at Strandbude Rantum

Highlight • Beach

7.68 km

View of the North Sea, Sylt

Highlight • Viewpoint

The western beach of Sylt, which faces the North Sea, stretches 40 kilometers from List in the north to Hörnum in the south.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.37 km

6.05 km

1.04 km

422 m

Surfaces

8.29 km

3.52 km

1.25 km

1.10 km

496 m

226 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

15°C

13°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

March 28, 2023,Hörnumer Dünenlandschaft🚶🏼‍♂️

Water, water, water... as far as the eye could see along our route! A soothing hike on mostly sandy paths 🙂 The only possibility to stop for refreshments followed shortly before the finish, but was enjoyed all the more 🍺

Showing Translation

October 12, 2021,Wanderung 12.10.2021 16:07

The peace and quiet on the east side in the bird sanctuary after the tent camp is really relaxing!

Showing Translation

April 7, 2025,Runde vom Seepferdchen zur Sansibar

A very beautiful loop around the southern peninsula, with the opportunity to stop for a break at the northern tip. The route begins with a forest, then the harbor, the mudflats, salt marshes, a crossing of the dunes at Puan Klent, and then a generous dose of beach, which expands at low tide with sandbanks.

Showing Translation