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Helmsand and Salt Marshes – Sheep on the North Sea Dike loop from Kronenloch/Speicherkoog Dithmarschen

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Helmsand and Salt Marshes – Sheep on the North Sea Dike loop from Kronenloch/Speicherkoog Dithmarschen

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Helmsand and Salt Marshes – Sheep on the North Sea Dike loop from Kronenloch/Speicherkoog Dithmarschen

01:53

33.5km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 6, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 16.9 km for 58 m

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Parking

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2.89 km

View of the North Sea from the Dike

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Here is only nature for miles.

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3.38 km

Helmsand and Salt Marshes

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Salt marsh vegetation typical of the coast has developed on Helmsand in the area influenced by the ebb and flow of the tide.
Many very special plant and animal species …

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9.54 km

Historic Land Reclamation in Wadden Sea National Park

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The same technology then as now. Definitely worth seeing!

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11.3 km

Dike between Kaiserin Auguste and Friedrichskoog

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Unfortunately, some people didn't understand that

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19.5 km

Sheep on the North Sea Dike

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Like everywhere along the North Sea, sheep 🐑 stand and lie on the dike. From here, the view extends across Meldorf Bay to Büsum.

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22.8 km

Auguste-Viktoria-Koog

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Smallest Koog in the northeast belonging to the municipality of Friedrichskoog.

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25.8 km

Steertloch Pumping Station

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This explains how the water level behind the dikes is regulated.

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32.1 km

Kronenloch Nature Reserve

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The Kronenloch nature reserve, established in 1985, is fed by salt water from the North Sea, which enters a circulating channel via an inlet (Meldorfer Hafen) and is distributed around the island.

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33.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.4 km

11.1 km

1.98 km

122 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

222 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 30 June

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Helmsand and Salt Marshes – Sheep on the North Sea Dike loop from Kronenloch/Speicherkoog Dithmarschen

View of the North Sea from the Dike

Helmsand and Salt Marshes

Historic Land Reclamation in Wadden Sea National Park

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Sheep on the North Sea Dike

Auguste-Viktoria-Koog

Steertloch Pumping Station

Kronenloch Nature Reserve

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