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Nonnenpfad (Path of Tears) – Schönau Monastery Church loop from Rieneck

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Lower Franconia

Main-Spessart

Rieneck

Nonnenpfad (Path of Tears) – Schönau Monastery Church loop from Rieneck

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Nonnenpfad (Path of Tears) – Schönau Monastery Church loop from Rieneck

05:49

19.9km

520m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 19, 2026

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Train Station

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1.29 km

Nonnenpfad (Path of Tears)

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No wonder, given the incline, that the monastery had to close at the beginning of 2023 due to a lack of young people...😉... you start to sweat

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3.12 km

Picnic Area at the Highest Point of the Nonnenpfad

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One of the few opportunities to take a break on my round... but this one is in top shape and there's also some cultural stuff...

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5.98 km

Löswand Natural Monument

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Beautiful incision in existing layers of soil... natural monument! Please take into account

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6.66 km

Schönau Monastery Church

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Definitely visit from the outside as well as from the inside ... also with a beautiful view of the Saale to the left of the church

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6.86 km

View from the Saaletal Bridge

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From the Saale bridge there is a good view into the Saale floodplain and to the Schönau monastery.

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10.6 km

St. Wolfgang Church, Wolfsmünster

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Great church, with an open door on weekdays too...invites you to come in

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11.5 km

Wolfsmünster Shelter and Picnic Area

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Above Wolfsmünster is the large rest area with its spacious open space and a spacious shelter. Just a few steps away, you also have a beautiful view of the Saale valley.

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18.5 km

View of Rieneck Castle from the Sinn Floodplain

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From the Sinnaue there is a good view of Rieneck Castle. Today's youth castle of a scout association has its beginnings around the year 1150. It is the visible testimony …

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19.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

2.48 km

1.83 km

1.48 km

113 m

Surfaces

7.40 km

5.64 km

2.31 km

2.01 km

1.27 km

1.10 km

130 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Friday 22 May

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9°C

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Nonnenpfad (Path of Tears) – Schönau Monastery Church loop from Rieneck

Nonnenpfad (Path of Tears)

Picnic Area at the Highest Point of the Nonnenpfad

Löswand Natural Monument

Schönau Monastery Church

View from the Saaletal Bridge

St. Wolfgang Church, Wolfsmünster

Wolfsmünster Shelter and Picnic Area

View of Rieneck Castle from the Sinn Floodplain

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