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View of the Ochsen Islands

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View of the Ochsen Islands

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View of the Ochsen Islands

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Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Flensburg Harbor – Flensburg Fjord loop from Bremsberg

39.8km

02:30

270m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Flensburg Fjord – Flensburg Harbor loop from Padborg

51.6km

02:58

310m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Flensburg Harbor – Flensburg Fjord loop from Sandwig

47.6km

02:59

390m

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Schwerte-Radler

August 11, 2025

The Ox Islands (Danish: Okseøer) are two small islands in the Flensburg Fjord, located directly off the Danish town of Sønderhav. The larger of the two islands, the Large Ox Island, is approximately 7.5 hectares in size and was inhabited for a time until 2016. The Small Ox Island has been uninhabited for considerably longer.

Geologically, the islands are the crests of the northern marginal moraine of the former Fjord Glacier – their current island status dates back to the postglacial flooding of the Fjord Valley. The islands were first mentioned in the Danish Royal Register in 1231 under the name "Oxenör minor et major," which indicates their long history of settlement and use.

Over time, the Great Ox Island was used for agricultural and craft purposes. Until the 1970s, members of the Isaack family operated a boatyard there, producing, among other things, clinker dinghies, Folke and Greenland cutters, and sailboats. After 2016, the leased use ended – the shipyard buildings were later removed, and since then the island has been open to the public but uncultivated.

Today, the Great Ox Island boasts a diverse landscape: wooded hilltops, steep cliff slopes, gently sloping northern areas, spit-shaped ridges, and young beach ridges – a charming example of the dynamic coastal formation in the fjord's morphology.

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Tomkaufen

September 1, 2024

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Elevation 40 m

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Monday 12 January

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83 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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View of the Ochsen Islands

1. Flensburg Harbor – Flensburg Fjord loop from Bremsberg

2. Flensburg Fjord – Flensburg Harbor loop from Padborg

3. Flensburg Harbor – Flensburg Fjord loop from Sandwig

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