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Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt)

Cycle Paths on Sylt – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Schleswig-Holstein
North Frisia
Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt)

Cycle Paths on Sylt – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

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Cycle Paths on Sylt – Rantum Basin Nature Reserve loop from Wenningstedt

01:28

27.4km

50m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.7 km for 89 m

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Parking

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2.04 km

Cycle Paths on Sylt

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Everywhere on Sylt there are beautiful bike paths, you can almost explore the entire island on bike paths

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4.94 km

The reception committee on Sylt.

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9.53 km

View of the Rantum Basin

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always nice view of the Rantum basin from the bike path

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11.9 km

Dike from Rantum to Morsum

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Very nice and well-developed path right by the sea.

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13.6 km

Rantum Basin Nature Reserve

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The Rantum basin is a nature reserve (a brackish water lake) roughly in the middle of the island of Sylt, south of the towns of Westerland and Tinnum. It is …

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14.6 km

Sheep on the Rantumbecken dike

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The dike sheep are calm. They sometimes sleep on the way and are not disturbed by cyclists or pedestrians.

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21.1 km

Path Under the Canopy

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Very nice to drive in sunny weather

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27.4 km

Friesian Chapel, Wenningstedt

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The Frisian Chapel, located directly on the village pond of Wenningstedt, is one of the youngest churches on the island.

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27.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

8.18 km

7.72 km

934 m

496 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.3 km

5.86 km

4.57 km

572 m

201 m

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Wednesday 2 September

20°C

16°C

41 %

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Max wind speed: 38.0 km/h

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Comments

June 29, 2025,73. MTB Wenningstedt Westerland um das Rantumer Becken
Today I cycled around the Rantum Basin, and since there was no shelter from the wind, it was able to blow at its full speed of around 50-55 km/h. It's a good thing I was riding an e-bike, because it has quite a bit of weight, otherwise I would have been blown away, bike and all. I had to really …

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This afternoon, we first went to Westerland for lunch, then walked around the Rantum Basin to the (Sylter Kaffeemanufaktur) to work off the food.
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