Sylt Whale Trail South Tour

5: 55 pm
24,20 km
67 m
81 m
2 m
23 m
21 m
Start: Westerland viewing platform of the ladder to heaven
Destination: Hörnum Odde, end of the Odde-Wai

Scenic bike tour from Westerland to Hörnum to the southern information pillars of the whale sanctuary.

Along the entire west beach of Sylt, you can spot porpoises in calm seas. To protect the preferred habitat of the small bottlenose dolphins from disturbance, Europe's first whale sanctuary was established in 1999. To make the significance of the whale sanctuary and its diverse aspects tangible, the “Sylt Whale Trail”: Information desks and steles with exciting nature information were set up at 22 beach crossings and promenades.

The following information panels of the Southern Whale Trail can be visited on this tour:

Westerland, Himmelsleiter platform: "Marine mammals and sea ducks"
Westerland Robbenweg beach crossing: "Whalewatching in the National Park"
Rantum main beach: "Protection from underwater noise"
Rantum Zanzibar: "Nursery of small whales"
Beach crossing K4 (Bunker Hill): "Underwater monitoring"
Hörnum Campsite: "Large Whale Strandings"
Hörnum Platform Main Beach: "Sylt porpoise research led to the creation of a whale sanctuary"
Hörnum South Cape/East Beach: "Experience the forces of nature"
Hörnum Ende Odde-Wai: "Coastal Protection in the National Park"

Start

Westerland viewing platform of the ladder to heaven

ladder to heaven

Beach stairs

Beach sauna Samoa

Beach saunas

Path surfaces

Unknown

Street

Asphalt

gravel

Way

Path

Best Season

suitable

depending on the weather

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Directions

The tour starts at the Himmelsleiter beach access point in Westerland and leads west past the Südwäldchen (South Woods) along the main road to Rantum. From the southern edge of Rantum, we switch to the old island railway line east of the main road until it intersects with the main road again at the Sansibar restaurant. From here, we continue on the paved path alongside the road to the K4 parking lot. We then cross the road and continue on the island railway line to Hörnum. In Hörnum, we stay on the main road until we reach Strandstraße (Beach Street), which leads us to the lighthouse. To reach the Odde (spit), we take the road An der Düne (At the Dune). The last part of the tour is on foot.

Tour features

refreshment possibility
Suitable for bicycles

Equipment

Since crosswinds from the west or east are to be expected on this tour, windproof clothing and, if necessary, an e-bike are recommended.

Arrival & Parking

The starting point is on the viewing platform of the Himmelsleiter beach crossing.

The free parking lot “Sylt Stadion” is located directly at the starting point.

The starting point of the tour can be reached by bike in 10 minutes from Westerland's train station and central bus station. At the end of the tour is the Hörnum/Mitte bus stop, where the line 2 bus returns to Westerland. Bicycles can be transported on the bus's luggage rack.

More information / links

The exact locations and further information about the Sylt Whale Trail can be found on the Wadden Sea National Park website.

author

Ms. Lynn Scotti

Organization

Sylt Marketing GmbH

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License (master data)

Lynn Scotti

Our tip

To conclude the tour, we recommend a visit to the Wadden Sea Ark exhibition.

safety instructions

Cycling is not permitted on parts of the route. Please push your bicycle on the designated paths and park it at the provided bicycle racks (usually at the foot of the dunes) when visiting the information panels at the beach access points.

Beach oasis

Coffee

Zanzibar Sylt

Coffee

Tatjem Part

Bistro

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