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Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Kloster Ihlow – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Germany

Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Kloster Ihlow – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Kloster Ihlow – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

00:32

2.13km

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 1, 2026

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Parking

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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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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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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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485 m

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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488 m

Banners and Flags on the Path to Klosterstätte

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Main route to the monastery site

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526 m

Kloster Ihlow

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995 m

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.

With a …

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1.09 km

Grass Labyrinth

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2.13 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.93 km

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.80 km

174 m

126 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 22 May

28°C

13°C

17 %

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Kloster Ihlow – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

Parking Lot at Klosterstätte Ihlow

Ihlower Forst Main Parking Area

Land Art Project Friesische Freiheit and Ihlow Monastery Site

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

Banners and Flags on the Path to Klosterstätte

Kloster Ihlow

Ihlow Monastery Site

Grass Labyrinth

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