Discover Börm: Cycling Routes and Water

Get to know Börm along two cycling routes with different themes, a summer swimming spot and the municipality’s river landscape. One route focuses on nature and water, the other on historic traces. You can plan your trip according to whether you would rather explore the landscape, follow a historical theme or spend time by the water.

Cycling Routes with Different Themes

The 240-kilometre Eider-Treene-Sorge Cycle Route passes directly through Börm and the Börmer Koog. A municipal plan from 2021 describes it as fully signposted, routed away from motorised traffic and equipped with information boards about the river landscape and its flora and fauna. Check the signposting locally before setting out.

The Viking-Frisian Way crosses the northern part of Börm. It is part of an almost 300-kilometre cycling route between St. Peter-Ording and Maasholm that follows the historic traces of Frisians and Vikings. Signposting and information materials accompany the route. While the Eider-Treene-Sorge Cycle Route turns the focus to landscape and nature, the Viking-Frisian Way gives your day of cycling a historical emphasis.

Swimming Spot and River Landscape

The Mergelkuhle is Börm’s local summer swimming spot and has a small jetty. A basic shower and a sanitary hut were out of service. Ask about the current status of these facilities before visiting.

The rivers also give the municipality a distinct landscape orientation: the Lahn flows from east to west through the municipality of Börm and empties into the Alte Sorge on the border with Bergenhusen. A section of the Alte Sorge forms part of the municipality’s south-western boundary.

Nearby Hollingstedt offers paths through nature and history: the Hollinghuus circular route comprises a 4.5-kilometre history trail on foot and an 8-kilometre cycling route. In Hollingstedt, St. Nicolai Church belongs to the parish, which also includes Börm. Visits outside service times are possible by arrangement.

Schleswig-Flensburg as the Wider Region

The wider destination of Schleswig-Flensburg offers additional cultural and nature themes. Haithabu and the Danevirke have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since June 2018. More than 25 kilometres of the Danevirke rampart still remain today. This is a distinct historical highlight within the destination.

Another focus is on landscape and wildlife: at 773 hectares, Geltinger Birk is the largest nature reserve in the Schleswig-Flensburg district. It has well-developed paths and guided walks that introduce visitors to the local flora and fauna. More than 130 bird species can be observed on Holnis, including around 65 breeding species. In Schlei Nature Park, gentle hills, forests, hedgerow landscapes, fields, sandy beaches and bathing coves alternate; the Schlei’s brackish-water areas provide a habitat for numerous endangered bird species.

Tolk-Schau is also part of the wider destination of Schleswig-Flensburg. The family amusement park offers, among other things, rides, playgrounds, park trains, fairytale huts and more than 100 life-size dinosaurs.

Plan Your Stay Around Your Interests

For a stay with a broader regional focus, the cultural and nature highlights of the wider destination of Schleswig-Flensburg can help guide your choices. For families, it is useful to consider during the planning stage whether cycling, history, nature or time by the water should be the main focus for everyone.

Discover more destinations: Bergenhusen, Klein Rheide, Erfde, Wohlde, Süderstapel, Klein Bennebek, Groß Rheide, Alt Bennebek.

View the wider travel overview: Kropp-Stapelholm.