Goldelund offers several concrete starting points for planning your trip: an approximately 10-kilometre cycling loop that starts and ends in the village centre, cultural monuments dating from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and forest and nature reserves on the western edge of the municipality and in the immediate vicinity.
Cycling and routes through the rural surroundings
The Goldelund Cycle Loop 1 is approximately 10 kilometres long and starts and ends in the village centre. The loop alternates between country roads with cycle paths, paved and unbound sandy surfaces, and field and farm tracks. Take the changing surfaces into account when planning, and check local route conditions before setting out.
Goldelund’s farm tracks are considered extensive and well-maintained, and are suitable for walks and cycling tours through the rural surroundings. Alongside the clearly defined loop, there is also another network of routes for active exploration. Horse-riding opportunities are also available in the Goldelund area.
Village history at specific sites
Goldelund’s listed cultural monuments include the Geesthardenhaus at Hauptstraße 29, dating from 1891, and the former school at Westerstraße 7, dating from around 1900. The former school complements the Geesthardenhaus with another historic building that had its own former purpose. The war memorial, in turn, commemorates the victims of both world wars and focuses on a different theme: remembrance.
Forest and nature conservation around Goldelund
The 200-hectare LĂĽtjenholmer Forest lies on the western edge of the municipality. The LĂĽtjenholmer Heath Dunes and the Soholmer Au are in the immediate vicinity of Goldelund. The heath dunes are a 16.6-hectare nature reserve on the edge of the Soholmer Au and have been protected since 1938.
The area provides a habitat for rare heat-loving insects and is one of the few locations in Schleswig-Holstein where the Ural ant is found. The forest and heath dunes represent different aspects of nature: the forest lies on the western edge of the municipality, while the nearby dunes are notable for their protected status and special insect life.
Cycling routes in the wider travel destination of North Frisia
Those comparing routes in the wider travel destination of North Frisia will find other route lengths and starting points there. The Beltringharder Route is 27 kilometres long and starts in Lüttmoorsiel. The Stollberg-Koog Tour is 35 kilometres long and starts in Reußenköge at the Amsinck House. Both are longer than the approximately 10-kilometre Goldelund loop; the stated starting locations are part of planning these regional routes. This makes it possible to distinguish the local loop from longer routes in the wider travel destination, without treating them as one continuous tour.
Getting there
From the A7, take the Tarp exit and continue via Wanderup towards Bredstedt. As road conditions can change, check the current route before travelling.
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