Hörnum Lighthouse – Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea loop from Hörnum (Sylt)

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Hörnum Lighthouse – Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea loop from Hörnum (Sylt)

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Hörnum Lighthouse – Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea loop from Hörnum (Sylt)

02:25

40.2km

50m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.3 km for 224 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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397 m

Hörnum Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

already visible from afar from the north and at the same time a beautiful beach

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3.48 km

Sylt Coastal Cycling and Hiking Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautifully located cycling and hiking path in harmony with nature! 😍

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5.85 km

Rantumer Dünen/Sylt

Nature Reserve

8.62 km

Gravel Path Along the Sylt Coast

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

You drive nicely along the water alongside the road.

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11.7 km

Baakdeel-Rantum/Sylt

Nature Reserve

13.6 km

Rantum Basin Dyke Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

easy to cycle even with a stiff breeze

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16.8 km

Sheep at Rantum Basin

Highlight • Natural

The Rantum Basin is a highlight for all ages. Especially the many sheep grazing leisurely and standing on the trail. For my daughter, it's the best thing ever 🐑🐑

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16.8 km

Rantum Basin and the Wadden Sea

Highlight • Lake

Wide sky, wide sea. In the south of Sylt you can walk for miles along the dam that separates the Rantum Basin (a brackish water lake) from the North Sea. …

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17.3 km

Rantum Basin Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Huge and great bird sanctuary

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17.4 km

Start of the Rantum Basin Tour

Highlight • Trail

Great way around the Rantumer basin, many birds to watch and great foresight.

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40.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

14.9 km

5.58 km

1.12 km

212 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.7 km

12.8 km

2.39 km

1.21 km

990 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

8°C

19 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 39.0 km/h

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Comments

October 2, 2021,... 1. "E-Bike-Experience" 🚴⚡️🚴‍♀️ ... NSG Rantumbecken ... "Sansibar" 🏴‍☠️ ... Rantumer Dünen ... mit einer Wanderung im NSG Hörnum-Odde ... 😄🌊💨

... our "1. E-bike experience “🚴‍♀️⚡️🚴 was a complete success !!! 👍 ... we certainly didn't have the best "brand name bikes" ... but our plan to outsmart the steady incline to Hörnum with a lot of headwind has worked perfectly (and a good-humored loved one is not overrated !!! 😉🥰) ... like the previous one Tours, the indescribable dune …

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October 2, 2021,1. "E-Bike-Experience" 🚴🚴‍♀️ ...Sansibar" 🏴‍☠️ ...Hörnum-Odde 🌊💨...Rantumbecken

That was a good experience! ... Slightly low km / h through 2 hikes (Secco Sansibar and Hörnum-Odde), but in between we had 25 km / h !! 😏😏 ... Now there is a reward Sip !! 😋😋

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November 15, 2021,Sylt: Südrunde Rantum Hörnum Rantumer Becken Westerland

The first tour on Sylt has been completed. And: I think we've found a new favorite island. Well, the island is narrow, the way there and back are close together. But the landscape is impressive. And at least outside of the main travel times, you will only meet friendly hosts. I'm not talking about our apartment, otherwise we rented it …

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November 5, 2023,Westerland - große Süd-Rundtour - Hörnum inkl. Rantumbecken

This tour starts in Westerland and leads to the south of the island. Partly through the dunes or on the bike path along the road, it goes via Rantum to Hörnum. Possibly a fish roll at the harbor. On the way back, take a short detour up to the clubhouse GC Budersand (Restaurant Strönholt) and enjoy the view over the …

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June 2, 2022,2. Urlaubstag auf Sylt 🚲🎤🎼🎺☕🚲🚶‍♀️🚲🛒😀 bis Hörnum

In the morning it was gray and cold. After breakfast I made my way to the shell, where there is a concert every day at 11 a.m.🎤🎺🎸🎷
Today it took place in the café because of the cold and possibly rain.
It was a great band, no "old people" music 😉👍
After that I just let loose, didn't know where …

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May 28, 2024,1.Fahrradtour Sylt 28.5.2024, nach Hörnum und zurück.

Tour during your vacation from the apartment in Westerland to Hörnum and back via the old route of the island railway and over the dam of the Rantum basin to Westerland.

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October 8, 2025,Natur pur - große Süd-Rundtour - Hörnum inkl. Rantumbecken

Pure Nature - Large Southern Circular Tour - Hörnum including Rantum Basin 41 km
Since it rained repeatedly this morning, I didn't set off until around midday. On this tour, you'll get to know the entire southern part of the island with all its natural beauty. You'll cycle not only through the Sylt dune landscape, but also over the dike …

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October 9, 2022,09.10.2022 Sylt 0️⃣8️⃣: Hörnum Hafen, Strand, Odde und Seefeuer

Today we're going to do it the other way around. From the forty-seven kilometers we deduct five kilometers that we walked over the Hörnum Odde.
Riding a bike was not at all challenging today as the wind was only 13 km/h. Calm to the hitherto usual thirty to forty km/h! However, I'm a bit overheated because the wind didn't really …

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