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Pirolatal Dunes

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Pirolatal Dunes

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Pirolatal Dunes

Recommended by 233 hikers out of 249

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

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Location: Langeoog, Wittmund, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Pirolatal Viewpoint Dune – Pirolatal Beach Access loop from Langeoog

23.5km

05:55

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2. Flinthörn Nature Trail – Langeoog Water Tower loop from Fährhafen

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04:48

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3. Pirolatal Viewpoint Dune – Pirolatal Beach Access loop from Heerenhus

8.05km

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

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Jonny

November 10, 2018

Beautiful path through the dunes Langeoogs.

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Sue C.

May 23, 2017

The path through the Pirolatal is paved (suitable for wheelchairs!) And provided with plenty of benches. The path runs relatively sheltered from wind through this beautiful dune landscape.
It was named after the Pirola plant, which is a nature reserve and has become very rare after the Pirola Valley has been drained.

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Bumble-Bee

March 23, 2019

The Pirolatal refers to a dune area on the North Sea island of Langeoog.

It is named after the protected plant Pirola (pyrola rotundifolia), which has become rare after draining the Pirolatales. Instead, here is a dry Krähenbeer heath to find.

It is located in the western part of the island northeast of the inhabited area of Langeoog. Through the approximately two kilometers long and 100 to 200 meters wide Pirolatal the Pirolaweg leads from west to east. This ends - as well as the area itself - west of the Schloppsee. In the north of the Pirolatals a high dune chain forms the natural demarcation to the beach in front of it. These protective dunes have been severely affected in recent storm surges, so they are the subject of current coastal protection measures. In this context, an artificial strengthening of the protective dunes was carried out in 2007 by backfill sanding combined with marram grass plantations to stabilize them in 2009. This also led to the relocation of a section of the Pirolaweg. The cost of this measure, in which 120,000 cubic meters of sand were installed, amounted to 600,000 euros in 2007 and another 760,000 euros in the following year, in which a renewed increase in the dune.

In the years 2010 and 2013, additional storm surge protection on the lake side in front of the protective dunes was achieved by means of sand pruning in the order of 450,000 or 500,000 cubic meters.

(Https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirolatal)

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Benny

July 11, 2022

Beautiful dune landscape

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Ela & Apple🐕‍🦺&Samson🐕

July 13, 2022

A beautiful nature experience, wonderful to walk

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slueart

October 8, 2022

"We hike into the Pirola Valley.
A vast dune landscape opens up before our eyes; we briefly see a light brown deer appear between the various shades of green, otherwise we are accompanied by crows, magpies and seagulls.
The Pirola Valley Trail is a paved path, about two kilometers long, on which there are fortunately few bikes on the road at the moment, so that we can also walk relaxed next to each other.
The Norderpad leads us south up to the viewing dune, the top of which is adorned by the former sea rescue observation station, now a colorful bunker. A broad view over the island, more oriented to the northwest than the view from the higher Melkhörndüne."

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Jan 🤠

September 18, 2017

Langeoog is one of the East Frisian Islands in the German North Sea.

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🐐Zwei Bergziegen🐐

June 12, 2024

Paved paths lead through the kilometer-long dune landscape💚.
Benches are available here and there.
The valley is named after the 🌿 plant Pirola 🌿.

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Sigrid

September 10, 2024

Great nature reserve with a paved path that leads through it. There are a few benches along the way. You pass interesting places and can always turn off to the sea. From the Melkhörndüne you have a wonderful view over large parts of the valley.

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Distance 2.21 km

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 0 m

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