Beacon

The ships coming from the sea were thus able to use deck bearings to find the approach buoy for the Osterems Alter Leuchtturm Like the Kleine Kaap, the Große Kaap was built from red clinker brick. This makes it one of the few buildings of its kind to be made from this material - the top sign on the other hand is made of wood. The advantage of the clinker material: Due to the solid construction, the buildings do not need to be constantly renovated, like their wooden "siblings". These have to be replaced after about 30 years due to weather conditions. If you want to visit the Große Kaap, you can go to the Knappschaftsklinik into Boeddinghausstraße. There the impressive sea mark towers into the sky.

Address:
Boeddinghausstraße, 26757 Borkum

With a structure height of approximately 7,30 meters and a six-meter-high "pole," it still serves as a guide for small ships today. The impressive thing about the Oostbake is not necessarily the structure itself, but the surroundings. Dunes, small forests, a diverse flora and fauna, simply untouched nature for miles around. In every direction, the beach and the sea can be seen; at dusk, the light of the New Leuchtturms towards you, and from somewhere you can always hear birds or fallow deer. So orientation isn't just for sailors. If you need to take a deep breath, it's there.