Red Cliff Hike - Highlight Tour on Sylt

1: 53 pm
7,30 km
47 m
47 m
2 m
48 m
Difficulty: medium
Start: Parking lot Berthin-Bleeg-Straße
Destination: Berthin-Bleeg-Straße car park

A natural hiking trail on the Red Cliff from Wenningstedt to Kampen with almost constant sea views and a return path along the beach.

The Red Cliff stretches between Wenningstedt and Kampen, rising up to 30 meters above the beach and living up to its name, especially in the evening light. This hike takes you from Wenningstedt above the cliff to Kampen, offering stunning views of Sylt's west beach at all times. Once you reach Kampen, the view is even better with the view from the Uwe Dune (Sylt's highest point at 52 meters). In good weather, you can see all the way to the northern and eastern tips of Sylt and spot the other island towns thanks to their lighthouses and church towers. In Kampen, the walk continues past the iconic Sturmhaube (storm hood) and the Kampen lighthouse to the beach, before heading back to Wenningstedt below the Red Cliff at the high tide line. From this perspective, the height and red color of the cliff truly become apparent.

Start

Parking lot Berthin-Bleeg-Straße

Viewpoints/towers

Viewpoints/towers

Our tip

The balaclava is recommended as a stopover halfway along the route.

Directions

We start at the parking lot on Berthin-Bleeg-Straße and climb the steps to the beach crossing. At the tourist information center, we turn right onto the wooden path, which leads through the dunes via several steps. Halfway north, the wooden path ends and we continue walking on sand above the cliff. We follow the path on the cliff to the end and turn right onto the wooden steps. This leads us directly to the Uwe Dune, which we climb. We then continue north and follow the Red Cliff hiking trail to the Sturmhaube. There we cross onto the beach and turn south again. We walk along the beach until we reach the wide beach steps (with slide) on the Wenningstedt promenade. From here we walk past the house on the cliff and along the Dünenstraße back to the starting point.

safety instructions

The wooden stairs can be slippery in winter.

Please stay on the paths and do not enter the adjacent dunes.

Equipment

For this tour, a tourist card is required to access the beach. This can also be purchased on-site at the beach crossing.

Arrival & Parking

From the town entrance at the roundabout, follow the main road to the end.

From the town entrance in the south, follow Westerlandstraße and at the main road that branches off, turn left into Berthin-Bleeg-Straße and follow this to the end.

Paid parking is available at the starting point or alternatively at Gosch (Dünenstraße/Risgap) or at the corner of Dünenstraße/Mittelweg.

Take SVG bus line 1 or 3. Next stop: Wenningstedt/Mitte (a few minutes' walk from the starting point).

Tour features