View of Pilsum Lighthouse – Pilsum Lighthouse loop from Knock / Strandlust

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Lower Saxony

East Frisia

View of Pilsum Lighthouse – Pilsum Lighthouse loop from Knock / Strandlust

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View of Pilsum Lighthouse – Pilsum Lighthouse loop from Knock / Strandlust

02:42

46.1km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.1 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.19 km

Rysum Windmill

Highlight • Monument

The old, historic windmill in Rysum is definitely worth a visit. During our visit in September 2019 you could visit them for free and see for yourself how they work. …

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5.20 km

Rysum Village and Historic Mill

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Wonderful Rysum! Quiet and round!
A jewel among the beautiful terp villages, Rysum is the southernmost village in the Krummhörn municipality.
Rysum is worth seeing because of its design as …

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5.22 km

Rysum Mill

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The more than 100 year old mill is a landmark of Rysum. After being restored, it can now be visited. If there is enough wind, there are even milling demonstrations. …

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22.6 km

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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26.0 km

View of Pilsum Lighthouse

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Enjoy the air and the view

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26.7 km

Pilsum Lighthouse

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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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38.9 km

North Sea Coast Cycle Path (Deichradweg)

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With a breeze of North Sea air along the endlessly long, beautiful cycle path with a view of the North Sea. Just lovely.

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39.6 km

Campen Lighthouse

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The Campen lighthouse is a so-called steel truss tower. At 65.30 m, it is the tallest lighthouse in Germany. It was built in 1889 and since then its beacon has …

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46.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

14.8 km

5.64 km

3.04 km

452 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.2 km

5.32 km

2.10 km

1.76 km

785 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 11 November

9°C

2°C

23 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

October 15, 2026,Von Greetsieler Hafen zum Schöpfwerk Knock und wieder zurück

🚲🌬️ Today in the other direction – to the Knock pumping station! 🌊
And always let the 🌬️ blow around your 🤥! 😂 It's the coast, after all, the wind always blows a bit stronger there. But no matter, I managed that too! 💪😎
Actually, I wanted to have a ☕️ here or there, but at this time of year, …

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May 15, 2025,Friesland: Krummhörn Greetsiel

You're in "Wasserwaagen Eichland." The land is so flat that you can see who's coming for tea in the afternoon....

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May 22, 2022,AUR Runde Campen Rysum Pilsum

Very good slopes in front of and behind the dike - wonderful cycling.

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April 20, 2025,...an der Nordseeküste...

Today's tour included a bike ride along the coast. First to the Pilsum lighthouse ("Otto Tower"), then to Germany's tallest lighthouse in Campen.

Always along the dike.

There was a small natural beach, Rysum with its mill and church organ. The final stop was Greetsiel with its harbor, shrimp boats, and twin mills.

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August 24, 2024,"Altes Siel"- Greetsiel – Blick auf Greetsieler Hafen Runde von Greetsiel

The East Frisia region is quite well known. But it's not so crowded, people still say hello on the way.
And: good clientele. I can't imagine that any of them have ever gone to the police station. No AMG noise. That's good too.
But there's great nature to chill out in.

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September 6, 2024,Durch die Warfendörfer der Krummhörn

The starting point was the large car park near the 2 mills in Greetsiel.
The first part of the route goes inland on proper cycle paths through the Warfen villages. We particularly liked Rysum.
It's worth visiting the small Gladmanufaktur while it's still there. The owner wants to retire. The church is usually open from shortly after 12 noon. The …

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