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Altenteil → Puttgarden

Germany · 54.5360, 11.0660

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conditions & access

Best wind

The route contributor explicitly lists SW, W and NW for the Altenteil-to-Puttgarden line. Verify that the forecast keeps the entire 12.3 km track and harbor-side landing recoverable rather than assuming a single start reading covers the coast: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/altenteil-puttgarden

Season

No reliable best-month window is published for this route. Altenteil is an established surf/wing venue and hosts a wingfoil event in late September 2026, but an event date does not establish a safe downwind season: https://www.fehmarn.de/event/send-it-wingfoil-clash-2026?type=5200 https://www.fehmarn.de/tek/erlebnisraumentwicklung/erlebnisraum-norden

Water

Open Baltic coastal downwind: steep, surfy bumps are reported on the first half, with smaller/technical water around the Grüner Brink sandbank. The exact source warns the bank can remove the bumps; depth over sand and the Puttgarden landing must be checked on the day: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/altenteil-puttgarden https://www.fehmarn.de/tek/erlebnisraumentwicklung/erlebnisraum-norden

Experience

Advanced community downwind/parawing route. The 12.3 km contributor track describes steep surfy bumps followed by a technical second half and requires a car shuttle. This is a submitted route, not an operator-confirmed rescue corridor: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/altenteil-puttgarden

Hazards

Technical second half, Grüner Brink sandbank/shallow foil depth, one specifically reported large stone at the landing, harbor wall/shore convergence, open-water separation and shuttle dependence. The route borders protected northern-coast habitat and finishes beside the Puttgarden ferry harbor; remain outside restricted habitat and vessel/harbor water, verify the landing, and carry a loss-of-wind rescue plan: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/altenteil-puttgarden https://www.fehmarn.de/tek/erlebnisraumentwicklung/erlebnisraum-norden https://www.fehmarn.de/fehmarn-erleben/natur/natur-erleben

Parking & access

Community logistics only: park at/near Ahoi Camp, walk past the Markelsdorfer Huk viewpoint to the start, shuttle a second car, and use the large lot at the Puttgarden finish. The source does not establish public day-parking permission at Ahoi Camp; confirm both lots and do not park inside protected dunes: https://project7iii.com/foildata/map/altenteil-puttgarden https://www.fehmarn.de/tek/erlebnisraumentwicklung/erlebnisraum-norden

“Nice, steep and surfy bumps for the first half of the run (also worth doing up and DW runs with a parawing). The second part gets technical. Make sure you stay far enough out at Grüner Brink, as the sandbank “kills” all the bumps 2026-08-02 requested-field verification: The exact community route supplies a 12.3 km track, SW/W/NW directions, shuttle details and a reported landing stone. Official Fehmarn sources corroborate Altenteil wing activity and protected-coast context, but not rescue coverage or a best season. No exact camera was added.”

— via Project7iii foildata; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-02

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Fehmarn-Burgtiefe (10.22 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Fehmarn-Burgtiefe (10.22 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/170745 wx.ikitesurf.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Altenteil → Puttgarden Nearby coordinate-centered Surfline map (not an exact spot report): https://www.surfline.com/surf-reports-forecasts-cams-map/%4054.53602%2C11.06598%2C surfline.com

Local guides

project7iii.com Altenteil → Puttgarden The exact 7III route page supplies its full track, SW/W/NW directions, shuttle plan, hazards and a named local contact. Official Fehmarn resources ind project7iii.com fehmarn.de Altenteil → Puttgarden The exact 7III route page supplies its full track, SW/W/NW directions, shuttle plan, hazards and a named local contact. Official Fehmarn resources ind fehmarn.de fehmarn.de Altenteil → Puttgarden The exact 7III route page supplies its full track, SW/W/NW directions, shuttle plan, hazards and a named local contact. Official Fehmarn resources ind fehmarn.de fehmarn.de Altenteil → Puttgarden The exact 7III route page supplies its full track, SW/W/NW directions, shuttle plan, hazards and a named local contact. Official Fehmarn resources ind fehmarn.de

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