Büsum Harbour – Historic Harbour Crane, Büsum loop from Wesselburen

Büsum Harbour – Historic Harbour Crane, Büsum loop from Wesselburen

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Büsum Harbour – Historic Harbour Crane, Büsum loop from Wesselburen

01:17

29.8km

40m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 14.0 km for 208 m

After 14.2 km for 183 m

After 14.6 km for 90 m

After 16.1 km for 204 m

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12.2 km

Frisian Thatched-Roof Cottage

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Typical house in Friesland, beautiful.

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14.7 km

Persil clock at Büsum’s Museum Harbour

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The Persil watch at the anchorage in Büsum

Since 1998, the Persiluhr, which won a national competition held by the Henkel Group, has adorned Büsum's anchorage. The original Persil watches were already popular meeting places in the 1920s. The Büsumer and the other eight replicas of this nostalgic watch, which are distributed throughout Germany, were made to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Persil brand.

Why was Büsum chosen as the winner?
Since the 5.5 meter high and 1 square meter radio-controlled clock will find a worthy setting and a lot of attention on the attractive anchorage...

There are only 8 of these clocks, the locations are:
busum
Flensburg
In Luenen, Westphalia
Straubing
Mühlhausen / Thuringia
Recklinghausen
Genthin / Jerichow country
Hamm

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14.7 km

Breakwater light at Büsum Museum Harbor

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The mole light used to be on the site of today's harbor barrier and was then erected in 2003 on a concrete base in its current location.
Today, the pier light serves as an information stand and meeting place for the Museumshafen Büsum e. V

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14.9 km

Büsum Lighthouse

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The red and white Büsum lighthouse was built around 1912 and still serves to guide approaching ships. The tower itself is almost 22 meters high, and its light has a range of 12 to 17 nautical miles. The tower is constructed of massive cast-iron plates and was originally built as a black tower; it only received its red and white paint in the 1950s.

Since the 1970s, the lighthouse has no longer been the tallest building in the town. It is dwarfed by a high-rise building that is visible from several kilometers away. Because the 22-story building towers over the lighthouse, its presence remains controversial. However, since it does not have a light, the Büsum lighthouse continues to be an important maritime and landmark navigational aid.

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14.9 km

Büsum Harbor Canteen

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We've already tried everything else in the Lighthause, but not the Hafenkantine yet...

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15.0 km

Büsum Lighthouse

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The lighthouse is located near the small fishery, museum and seaport harbor near the center of the municipality Büsum in the district Dithmarschen.

The predecessor building was a wooden structure built in 1875 with a lantern, which had to be pulled up. The current tower was built in the years 1912/1913 as a guide and orientation fire and has a height of 21.4 meters. The fire height is 22 meters above the mean tidal high water and the range is up to 19 nautical miles.

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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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Historic Harbour Crane, Büsum

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On the land side there is still an old hand-operated crane that was used for loading and rigging the ships. The harbor crane dates back to the time when the Büsum fishing fleet was being built up. The Carl Boysen engine workshop from Büsum, founded in 1917, used the crane to repair and maintain the engines of the fishing boats.

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