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Husum to Glückstadt via the former Halligen Helmsand and Dieksand – Island hopping North Frisia

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Husum to Glückstadt via the former Halligen Helmsand and Dieksand – Island hopping North Frisia

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June 3, 2016

Husum to Glückstadt via the former Halligen Helmsand and Dieksand – Island hopping North Frisia

Hard

06:02

146km

24.3km/h

120m

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Overview

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry.

Includes a ferry crossing

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After 118 km for 525 m

Most people would complete this in 2-3 days

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Husum Inner Harbour

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The inland port, which has existed since the Middle Ages, still dries up today at low tide. In the outer harbor you can buy freshly caught crabs directly from the cutter.

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26.1 km

Tönning

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Like the inland port of Husum, the Tönning harbor is tide-dependent and dries out at low tide. In the small fishermen's houses on the harbor pier you will find a wide range of restaurants.

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54.6 km

Büsum Harbour

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In Büsum harbor you can buy fish and crabs directly from the cutter. From Büsum various excursions are offered in the Wadden Sea. The longest boat trip leads to the inshore island Helgoland.

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69.6 km

Helmsand Causeway

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The former reverberant island of Helmsand has been connected to the mainland since 1935 by a 3.5 kilometer long stone dam. The embankment of the reservoir ooze shortened the dam …

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84.0 km

Trischendamm and Dieksand

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Dieksand was until the dike of Friedrichskoogs 1853 a natural Hallig on the edge of the Elbe estuary. The former island area today forms the western tip of the mainland …

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118 km

Brunsbüttel Canal Ferry at the Locks

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The Nord-Ostee-Kanal interrupts the roads in Brunsbüttel. Here the ferries come into play. No sooner are you on the ferry, barrier down, it starts really. This is almost like in …

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127 km

Elbe Cycle Path at Brokdorf Beach

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The Elberadweg always follows the dike line as far as it goes. Hence more of a cycle path than a racing cycle path. But always nice!

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145 km

Glückstadt Harbour and Historic Old Town

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The church was built from 1618-1623. Start of construction was still before the foundation of the city. The tower collapsed in 1648 in a natural disaster.

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146 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.1 km

47.8 km

35.6 km

9.90 km

1.60 km

272 m

Surfaces

114 km

28.4 km

2.96 km

500 m

< 100 m

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Husum to Glückstadt via the former Halligen Helmsand and Dieksand – Island hopping North Frisia

Husum Inner Harbour

Tönning

Büsum Harbour

Helmsand Causeway

Trischendamm and Dieksand

Brunsbüttel Canal Ferry at the Locks

Elbe Cycle Path at Brokdorf Beach

Glückstadt Harbour and Historic Old Town

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