ナチュラルパークアムルーマーデューネンの天然記念物・トップ13

Yes, the boardwalks on Amrum are unique, with a great variety of paths through heathland, beach grass, fine white sand as dunes or beach, and the sea with its ebb and flow, of course. I think we walked through all the boardwalks after about a week, some of them twice. If you're just coming here for a day trip, you should take the dune hike near the lighthouse or walk along the boardwalk to the lighthouse in Norddorf, and then to the beach.

There is a viewing platform here with a great view over the dunes and the North Sea.

You've been walking to the water for a while, but that's also because of the ebb and flow.😋

A path leads from the lighthouse past the Kniepsand. Before crossing the dune belt, the signpost to the dune hiking trail is clearly visible. This dune hiking trail is highly recommended. In places the path through the dunes of Amrum is marked with wooden stakes. In between there are also beautiful views of the Kniepsand. The dune hiking trail ends at the boardwalk around Lake Wriakhörn.

The dunes are one of Amrum's special landscape features. The current area of the Amrum dunes was settled and used as farmland until well into the Middle Ages. It was only between the 14th and 18th centuries that almost a third of the island was covered by sand and the dunes emerged. Source: information board

Walking the trail in shoes is harder than walking barefoot. After the Wriakhörnsee in the direction of the lighthouse, it gets very sandy and goes up and down. You can see seagulls and pheasants with their young in the dunes between the grasses.

The white, round tower with a red lantern and a red conical roof made of copper stands on a conical brick base in the northwestern part of Amrum, on the eastern edge of the Kniepsand. The shaft consists of cast-iron casing plates that are screwed together. The lighthouse was initially operated with gas. In 1936, the lighthouse was converted to electric light together with the Amrum lighthouse. The light is produced by a 120 V/600 W halogen bulb with a four-way changeover system and electric lamp timing. Since December 5, 1984, all lighthouses on Amrum have been remotely controlled by the Tönning Waterways and Shipping Office. The Norddorf lighthouse serves as a guide and cross-mark light for the "Vortrapptief" fairway, a second guide sector for entering the port of Hörnum on Sylt. You can reach the Norddorf leading and cross-mark light from the bird hide near the crossing to Kniepsand via a boardwalk. In autumn it can sometimes be very stormy on Amrum. The spectacle can be magnificent. Water splashes over the breakwaters, beach grass ducks before the imperious storm that howls around the Frisian thatched roofs. It is the time to walk on Amrum in oilskins, the taste of salt on your lips, a joyful restlessness in your heart because the unleashing is impressive. There is some truth in the opinion of island friends that there is no such thing as bad weather here, just inappropriate clothing. https://www.deutsche-leuchtfeuer.de/nordsee/norddorf.html

The view from the beacon is fantastic. You can enjoy the beautiful dune landscape in all directions. In addition, numerous benches invite you to linger.