1. Length of trail 58 km, 36 miles   2. Length in days 3 days
3. Start of trail Petershörn   4. End of trail Blexen   5.
Traildino grading EW, Easy walk, nature trail  Butjadinger Weg
Petershörn - Blexen, 58 km, 3 days  This walk takes us through
the open country of German Friesland, along the North Sea. Most
of time the trail runs along the vast sea inlet Jadebusen (Jade
Bight). This sea inlet dates back to the Middle Ages when storms
ravaged the coastal areas. Elsewhere along the North Sea, one
finds similar sea inlets. In that era, lot of land was lost to
the sea. In the centuries that followed, the people piecewise
reclaimed bits of land, building dikes and canals. This proces
has had a distinctive impact on the landscape. The shapes of the
fields, dikes and canals tells us the history men trying to
conquer the sea. In this open landscape, one finds few trees and
no forest. Farms and small villages interrupt the spacious
vistas. On the seaside of the dikes, lies a narrow strip of
tidal Marshes is, only