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Pilsum Lighthouse – Historic Sluice at Greetsiel loop from Greetsiel

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Pilsum Lighthouse – Historic Sluice at Greetsiel loop from Greetsiel

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Pilsum Lighthouse – Historic Sluice at Greetsiel loop from Greetsiel

03:03

12.1km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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4.16 km

Alte Brauerei Pilsum

Highlight • Restaurant

The old brewery is a historic building from 1673, which has been lovingly and extensively restored and converted into a great restaurant with a great ambience inside and with a beautiful old linden tree in front of the door.

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6.84 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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7.30 km

Path Along the Dike to Pilsum Lighthouse

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The lighthouse can be seen from a distance, and the route can also be easily covered by bike. Along the way, you pass a small inland body of water where you can observe birds from a small wooden hut.

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7.40 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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8.43 km

View of Leyhörn Bay

Highlight • Viewpoint

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

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9.75 km

Greetsiel Dike

Highlight • Structure

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

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11.2 km

The High House, Greetsiel

Highlight • Historical Site

It is closely related to the historical development of the place. The guest finds the year 1696 on the gable end of the building. This is the year in which the high house received its current dimension.
At the end of the 17th century, at the beginning of the 18th century, "Gret-Syhl" still consisted of a few buildings. The administrative buildings of the county were grouped around the central castle of the imperial count Cirksena.

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11.2 km

Historic Sluice at Greetsiel

Highlight • Monument

Greetsiel is a beautiful, small town and part of the municipality of Krummhörn. There are a lot of older houses. The harbor with its shrimp cutters is particularly worth seeing. In the season, however, Greetsiel is very busy.

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12.1 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.49 km

2.89 km

2.67 km

951 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.23 km

3.34 km

901 m

480 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

20°C

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

April 28, 2026,Rundtour Greetsiel-Pilsum-Greetsiel

With a strong wind through the flat land. Fascinating birdlife in the nature reserve.

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December 23, 2024,Pilsumer Leuchtturm 🥾💈🔐 🥾

We've been in Greetsiel for 3 days 👍🤗 (to unwind a bit over Christmas 🙏), but it was only today that we were able to go on a hike (the first 2 days were extremely windy and very rainy 🌬🌧).

The Pilsum lighthouse was our main goal today 👌.

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July 10, 2023,•Pilsum & Greetsiel• Idyllische Warfendörfer🏘️ in Ostfriesland 🩵

On the bus ride to Greetsiel, a stopover at the Pilsum lighthouse 🗼 should not be missing. Oh ... what a cute lighthouse with its red and yellow stripes 😍.
Well…. and Greetsiel is a special cute place with its idyllic streets, the cutter harbor and the twin mills 🥰.

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May 13, 2024,Pilsumer Leuchtturm mit Führung🟡🔴🟡 Pilsum City 😉 und ein Schlenker über die Wiesen 🌿🐄🐄

This was a tour today that I found on "Discover" on Komoot.
It was actually really nice, except for the little detour across the meadows 🐄. Even the cows were surprised by the rare visit 🫣.
The paths suddenly ended and I was standing in front of wild, overgrown meadows. I reported it to Komoot straight away. So just ignore …

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February 19, 2025,Start und Ziel in Greetsiel

A little break at the North Sea to clear your head...

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April 18, 2026,260418_Ostfriesland: Greetsiel - Pilsum - Pilsumer Leuchtturm

Everything included today: sunshine, rain, dike, lighthouse, fishing boats, East Frisian tea time with a cream puff, perfect!
We took the bus to Greetsiel and from there we first headed to Pilsum, where there was a very old village church to visit. On to the famous Pilsum lighthouse (known from the film Otto - Der Außerfriesische) and then back to …

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February 13, 2023,🌊 Hafen von Greetsiel – Auf dem Deich Runde von Greetsiel

Today we explored Greetsiel. From there a detour to the Pilsum lighthouse and then via Pilsum back to Greetsiel.

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Pilsum Lighthouse – Historic Sluice at Greetsiel loop from Greetsiel

Alte Brauerei Pilsum

Pilsum Lighthouse

Path Along the Dike to Pilsum Lighthouse

View of the Salt Marshes

View of Leyhörn Bay

Greetsiel Dike

The High House, Greetsiel

Historic Sluice at Greetsiel

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