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Green Way – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Germany

Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Green Way – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Green Way – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

01:06

4.33km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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45 m

Ihlower Forst Main Parking Area

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The slightly larger parking lot of both. Always crowded at events. At the edge there is an information board on the history of the monastery site and the forest.

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72 m

Parking Lot at Klosterstätte Ihlow

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It's easy to park here and then walk to the Ihlow monastery. It's only a kilometer away by car, or you can take a lovely walk in the forest first. …

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2.14 km

Green Way

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the path lives up to its name

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3.20 km

Eichentor (Oak Gate) in Ihlower Forst

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The Ihlow Forest is a mixed forest area covering approximately 350 hectares in the municipality of the same name in East Frisia. Today, it is primarily composed of beech, oak, …

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3.28 km

Klosterallee

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3.40 km

Ihlow Monastery Site

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This monastery was built in the 12th century by Cistercian monasteries and they called it "the school of God" (Scola Dei). Its dimensions were huge at the time.

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3.91 km

Land Art Installation 'Friesian Freedom' by Monika Kühling in Ihlower Forest

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In the Footsteps of Frisian Freedom
There, the artist Monika Kühling from Funnix has used ribbons, flags, banners, and cloths to manifest the fundamental law of Frisian Freedom, the so-called …

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3.93 km

Land Art Project Friesische Freiheit and Ihlow Monastery Site

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A journey into East Frisia's past begins with the entry into the Ihlow Forest.

There, the artist Monika Kühling from Funnix has used ribbons, flags, banners and cloths to manifest …

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4.33 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.60 km

1.71 km

Surfaces

1.81 km

1.46 km

888 m

153 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

18°C

6°C

30 %

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Green Way – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

Ihlower Forst Main Parking Area

Parking Lot at Klosterstätte Ihlow

Green Way

Eichentor (Oak Gate) in Ihlower Forst

Klosterallee

Ihlow Monastery Site

Land Art Installation 'Friesian Freedom' by Monika Kühling in Ihlower Forest

Land Art Project Friesische Freiheit and Ihlow Monastery Site

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