Schusterkate Border Crossing (Germany–Denmark) – View of Flensburg Fjord loop from FSG Shipyard

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Schleswig-Holstein

Schusterkate Border Crossing (Germany–Denmark) – View of Flensburg Fjord loop from FSG Shipyard

Moderate

4.6

(70)

274

hikers

Schusterkate Border Crossing (Germany–Denmark) – View of Flensburg Fjord loop from FSG Shipyard

03:26

12.8km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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611 m

Flensburg Baltic Sea Resort Pier

Highlight • Bridge

Have swimming trunks with you. A great place to swim

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2.56 km

Westernmost Point of the Baltic Sea

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3.24 km

Schusterkate Border Crossing (Germany–Denmark)

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If you want to cycle along the German Baltic Sea coast, you should actually visit this place. Because here, at this boundary stone, it begins. With the wooden bridge, the …

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3.48 km

View of Flensburg Fjord

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Great vantage point with a clear view of the Flensburg Fjord.

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3.66 km

Panoramic view of Flensburg Fjord

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This spot along the coast is great for gazing across the water to the opposite shore, watching the sailboats drift by on this historic and beautiful border.

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4.43 km

Forest Ascent with Wooden Steps

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Beautiful hiking trail through nature.

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6.54 km

Sand Beach on the Baltic Sea

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Staying at the beach after being in the city center is very pleasant

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9.49 km

Gendarmstien

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A great hiking trail with amazing sea views, and a beautiful forest.

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12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.03 km

2.45 km

1.41 km

1.17 km

789 m

Surfaces

7.28 km

2.89 km

1.31 km

1.10 km

238 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

11°C

2°C

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Comments

October 8, 2023,Kleiner S🌞nntags Spaziergang 🇩🇪 🇩🇰

Our tour today 🥾 went from Flensburg (Klues) 🇩🇪 in bright sunshine 🌞
to Kollund 🇩🇰 and back again 🔄
It went partly along the water 🌊 and through the forest 🌳🌲.
In the last picture I preferred the bridge, I know someone would have done it differently, right @Dr. G. ? 😉🤭

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June 9, 2025,Wassersleben - Kollund und zurück

Beautiful tour along the Flensburg Fjord via the Gendarmenstieg to Kollund.

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March 27, 2022,Gendarmenstien DK 🇩🇰

Watched the sunrise on the beach at 7:00 a.m., had breakfast and then left the house straight onto the hiking trail.
I was first on the Fördesteig, which flows into the Gendarmen Stien on the DK side. Pure variety, beach path and forest paths .... simply wonderful. For my taste, however, far too many people on the road, but today …

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