Duhner Heide Observation Platform – View of the North Sea loop from Sahlenburg

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Cuxhaven

Duhner Heide Observation Platform – View of the North Sea loop from Sahlenburg

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Duhner Heide Observation Platform – View of the North Sea loop from Sahlenburg

02:41

10.6km

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 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Ruhezone I/50

Ruhezone I/49

Nationalpark Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer

Cuxhavener Küstenheiden

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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852 m

Jetty and heather fields in the Lower Saxony Wadden Sea National Park

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A beautiful hiking trail through the Duhnen Heath; even in February, there's stunning nature to see. A great opportunity for a picnic. Highly recommended and interesting at the same time.

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1.85 km

Duhner Heide Observation Platform

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The tower stands exactly on the coast between heath and mudflats. From here you can see very well the island Neuwerk.

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2.70 km

Dune trail in the Cuxhaven Coastal Heaths

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Only about 46 km to Bremerhaven. Always along the coast.

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3.81 km

View of Neuwerk Island

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Duhnen is Cuxhaven's most famous seaside resort.

Founded in 1902 from a fishing village, Duhnen is now Cuxhaven's most famous seaside resort. From luxury hotels to campsites, and from Michelin-starred …

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5.50 km

Natural Trail Near the North Sea

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Unfortunately also with many very large puddles 🫣

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6.20 km

Open Meadow with Lone Trees and Rowan Berries

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8.69 km

View of the North Sea

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A very interesting view when the carriages come back

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10.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.54 km

3.49 km

2.62 km

966 m

Surfaces

3.77 km

2.99 km

2.77 km

1.09 km

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

13°C

7°C

89 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

October 4, 2024,Herbstabend am Meer 🌅🤩🤩🤩

The golden autumn weather🌞 is just right to enjoy another sunset by the sea. First the three of us🚶‍♀️‍➡️🚶‍♀️‍➡️🐕 took a walk to the Duhner Spitze to pick up 2 crab sandwiches🥖🦐🦐🦐. We then ate them on the way to Sahlenburg with a view of the sea 😋 And then the sun went down in a flash 🌅 We couldn't …

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January 4, 2025,Windflüchter und vieles mehr zwischen Sahlenburg und Duhnen ❄️🌊🌼

After looking at our snow-covered garden, we decided to walk along the water. Who knows how long the snow will stay.
We park in Sahlenburg and walk across the old hospital grounds towards the North Sea. The first glimpse of the island of Neuwerk confirms our decision, everything is a beautiful wintry sight. We walk across the Geest cliff towards …

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