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Seal Viewing Dune – Helgoland Düne Lighthouse loop from Helgoland

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Schleswig-Holstein

Seal Viewing Dune – Helgoland Düne Lighthouse loop from Helgoland

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Seal Viewing Dune – Helgoland Düne Lighthouse loop from Helgoland

03:29

13.7km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 1.95 km for 213 m

Open: • November-February (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Ferry Terminal

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1.94 km

Viewpoint

5.94 km

Grey seal and harbor seal observation on Düne Beach

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The gray seals often gather here.

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6.08 km

Helgoland Oberfeuer Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

6.81 km

Seal Viewing Dune

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Fortified observation dune with some well-kept seating and - with a bit of luck - view of the seals on the beach.

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7.43 km

Düne Island (Helgoland)

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On the dune you can watch seals or just swim.

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8.55 km

Helgoland Düne Lighthouse

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The 20.1 m high tower was the last in a long series of lighthouses built in Germany from prefabricated steel elements (tubbing) of the Isselburger Hütte. The tower carries the …

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9.80 km

Seal Beach

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Grey seals and harbor seals are a great place to watch.
Be careful to keep your distance as you can get very close to them!

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11.1 km

Dünenhafen

Lake

13.2 km

View of Heligoland Harbor

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A very nice view, almost like from anywhere on the island.

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13.6 km

Heligoland

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The red Buntsandsteinfels in the North Sea is the only offshore island in Germany and has many peculiarities to offer.

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13.7 km

End point

Ferry Terminal

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.00 km

2.47 km

2.37 km

2.27 km

1.56 km

Surfaces

4.05 km

3.88 km

2.37 km

2.01 km

1.30 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 13 August

27°C

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Comments

May 6, 2025,Helgoland - die 2.

Today, the sun was a little more subdued than yesterday, but it still shone at regular intervals. The weather was perfectly fine for a hiking trip. The winds tend to be a bit stronger on the high seas—so what?
The nature experience on Dühne Island made up for everything! It felt like there were only a handful of people out …

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March 10, 2022,Helgoland-Düne 🦭🦤

Pure enjoyment and complete relaxation
😎😍🏝️🦭🦭🦭💈

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August 26, 2025,Die große Robben Show auf der Düne

To avoid meeting Mr. Söder, we're heading to the neighboring island of "Düne" today. Here, you can observe harbor seals and gray seals up close. There are signs everywhere telling you to keep a distance of 30 meters to avoid disturbing the animals. With a few exceptions (selfie-taking hooligans), all visitors to the dunes adhere to these rules. The gray …

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August 9, 2022,Ausflug zur Bade-Insel

Enjoyed the beach day in the most beautiful weather....☀️👍 and that without a bike 😉

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May 19, 2024,Helgoländer Düne 🏖️ „rund um zu“ 🥰

Third day on Heligoland 🫶🏻
We must have been very well behaved. Since Friday we've had the best weather with a cloudless, blue sky ☀️☀️☀️ ... a dream ☺️
Today a visit to the dune was on our bucket list!
The boat trip 🚤 takes 5 minutes. We went around the island clockwise. Past seals 🦭 taking a siesta in …

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April 17, 2022,Zu den Kegelrobben auf Düne 🦭

Today we took the ferry over to the neighboring island of Düne, where the gray seals 🦭 sunbathe on the beach. A trip to Düne is highly recommended 🤩.

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April 25, 2025,Helgoland 🦭🦭

Today we went to Heligoland with Nicole 😀 First to the dune with all the seals 🦭 Impressive!!!

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April 25, 2025,Helgoland - zur Düne 🏖🦭🦭🦭

Mom and I decided on a whim to spend two days on Heligoland. This morning we set off from Cuxhaven on a catamaran and headed straight over to the dune. So many grey seals on the beach, simply beautiful 🤩🤩🤩
Lunch at the airport, Labskaus (a local sausage) 😋
Afterwards, we continued along the south beach and then back to …

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Seal Viewing Dune – Helgoland Düne Lighthouse loop from Helgoland

Grey seal and harbor seal observation on Düne Beach

Helgoland Oberfeuer Lighthouse

Seal Viewing Dune

Düne Island (Helgoland)

Helgoland Düne Lighthouse

Seal Beach

View of Heligoland Harbor

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