Hammer Lake – Juist Wood loop from Juist

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Hammer Lake – Juist Wood loop from Juist

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Hammer Lake – Juist Wood loop from Juist

02:30

9.85km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Ruhezone I/14

Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.82 km

Hammer Lake

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The freshwater lake in front of you is the result of several storm surges that have plagued the island in the past. Due to the Petri flood in 1651, the …

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4.48 km

Bench With a View of Hammersee

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4.97 km

View of the North Sea from Ruhezone I/14 Dune

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5.35 km

View over the Hammersee and the salt marshes

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Der Hammersee ist der größte Süßwassersee der Ostfriesischen Inseln und ein einzigartiges Biotop. Der See kennzeichnet die Stelle, an der die Insel bei einer schweren Sturmflut, der Petriflut im Jahre …

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6.08 km

Bench in the woods by Hammersee

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Rest bench in the grove at Lake Hammersee

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6.25 km

Juist Wood

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"The elongated, narrow island is exposed to the constant wind, which does not allow extensive trees, such as on Norderney or Borkum. In the twenties of the century before last, …

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6.37 km

Woodland path along the Hammersee

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In the summer partly quite overgrown

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7.96 km

Pilzanker

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Now you know you've arrived in the Loog.

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9.85 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.91 km

4.29 km

454 m

201 m

Surfaces

6.02 km

3.72 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

17°C

12°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2026,Abschiedsrunde Töwerland 🥾Hammersee – Juister Wäldchen Runde von Juist

One last round and a farewell. Before breakfast, through the dunes and towards the Hammersee to circle it. Past the island school, which looks after all children up to 10th grade, it continues over field paths, where the pupils come towards me on foot or by bike. At the edge in the dunes, you can see deer, pheasants and hares, …

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May 6, 2025,Juister Wäldchen – Hammersee 🔁 von Juist

Today, Komoot was acting up. There aren't any 330 meters of elevation gain on Juist. 😂 I guess it's 30 meters instead. Besides, it took about 3 hours to record and covered about 12.7 km. Since I also wear a smartwatch, I can determine it with a fair degree of certainty.

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October 20, 2021,Um den Hammersee

Today's tour took us to Hammersee, an inland lake that was created by storm surge in 1932 and is increasingly silting up. A beautiful circular path leads around this bird paradise, but you can only see it from one point on the south bank. On the way back from Loog we got pretty rainy.

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