Steinhäufl Chapel – View of Schwarzenberg Ruins loop from Strahlfeld
Steinhäufl Chapel – View of Schwarzenberg Ruins loop from Strahlfeld
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Steinhäufl Chapel – View of Schwarzenberg Ruins loop from Strahlfeld
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8.57km
170m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 24, 2026
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160 m
Strahlfeld Monastery
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1.34 km
Hammerweiher Lake Rest Area
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With dog waste station and resting benches directly at the pond
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3.12 km
Steinhäufl Chapel
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3.52 km
Bench with a view of the Bavarian Forest
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3.78 km
View of Schwarzenberg Ruins
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3.87 km
Schwärzenberg Castle Ruins
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8.16 km
Strahlfeld Monastery
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The two missionaries, Sister Ignatia Hasslinger and Sister Alacoque Moosmann, came to Germany from what was then Rhodesia for a holiday in September 1914 and were surprised by the outbreak of the First World War, so that they could not return to Africa. They decided to make the best of their unwelcome stay and start a religious house, a place where young women who felt a missionary call could prepare for their missionary service. With courage and unwavering trust in God, they set about the hard work.
On May 29, 1917, five courageous women, two Dominicans with three candidates, moved into the neglected ruins of the Strahlfeld castle estate to found a monastery there.
"This is supposed to be a monastery!" said a newly arriving candidate two years later, appalled at the run-down property.
And it became a handsome monastery, although permission for canonical construction was delayed until 1921. At this point, 26 postulants were already ready to be clothed because, despite the great poverty that reigned in the old walls, many young women came who wanted to enter.
In 1924 the first missionaries from Strahlfeld traveled to the Africa Mission, and more followed year after year. The last time a young sister was sent out for missionary service was in 1971, she was the 493.
But sisters were also needed in Germany to secure the livelihood of the monastery. The farm was improved and expanded in an exemplary manner, horticulture and fruit trees were cultivated, and workshops were set up. In order to provide a service for the education of girls, a home economics school was opened in 1923, which - interrupted by the years of the Second World War - existed until 1993.
Today, the convent is primarily a dormitory and home for elderly sisters and sisters in need of care, for vacationing missionaries and for many who, after many years of service in Africa or in one of the smaller branches in Germany, are spending the rest of their lives here. They see their apostolate above all in prayer for the people and the needs of our time.
Source: roding.de
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8.57 km
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Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.70 km
3.34 km
997 m
533 m
Surfaces
3.18 km
2.05 km
2.02 km
1.10 km
148 m
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Highest point (520 m)
Lowest point (390 m)
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