Red Cliff viewpoint – Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff) loop from Wenningstedt

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Schleswig-Holstein

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Wenningstedt-Braderup (Sylt)

Red Cliff viewpoint – Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff) loop from Wenningstedt

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Red Cliff viewpoint – Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff) loop from Wenningstedt

01:33

5.61km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Dünenlandschaft auf dem Roten Kliff/Sylt

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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734 m

Wooden plank path Rotes Kliff

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The section from the dune Uwe along the Rote Kliff to Wennigstedt is absolutely recommendable. Great thin landscape that leads partly over wooden walkways. A real highlight.

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1.18 km

Dune Trail from Wenningstedt to Kampen

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Probably one of the most beautiful stretches of path on the island!

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1.49 km

Dune Trail along the Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff), Sylt

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The Rote Kliff is unique on the coast of Germany, Denmark and Holland. As one of the most beautiful landmarks on the island of Sylt, the Red Cliff has always …

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2.37 km

Red Cliff viewpoint

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... the panoramic path “Am Roten Kliff” leads through a spectacular dune landscape!!! ... and the distant view over the sea is indescribable!!! 👍🌊🌿

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2.77 km

Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff)

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One of the most popular destinations in Kampen is the Red Cliff. A 52-meter-high cliff stretching between Kampen and Wenningstedt, it has served as a landmark for sailors for centuries. …

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3.06 km

Wooden boardwalks on the Red Cliff (Rotes Kliff), Sylt

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Beautiful dune bridges that are only so crowded during the Megamarsch Sylt.

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3.26 km

Sea view from the dune

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Even on stormy days, you can walk on the dune and enjoy this beautiful view.

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3.28 km

Dune landscape at the Rotes Kliff

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A footbridge now leads along the red cliff.

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5.61 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.98 km

1.76 km

1.27 km

526 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

1.69 km

843 m

540 m

262 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

11°C

6°C

47 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

May 27, 2022,durch die Dünenlandschaft auf dem roten Kliff zur Uwe Düne🌅🌬

Child 👶 and parents 👫 are sleeping, Jule 👩 needs wind around the 👃 again.
So shoes 👟 on, hat on and let's go 😊

Through the dune landscape on the red cliff we went back to Uwe Düne and the beach🌊🏖. (At 52.5 m above sea level, the Uwe Düne is the highest point on Sylt)

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July 30, 2026,Sylt - unterwegs am Roten Kliff

Start and end at a bus stop on line 1. The dune path with the Uwe Düne viewpoint and continuing to the Rotes Kliff constantly opens up views over the island and the North Sea. A dreamlike path, simply to be enjoyed. Definitely make the detour to the beach, only from there do you have the view of the Rotes …

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