Unspectacular, but comfortable nice-weather rest area (because there is no roof) along the so-called nuns' path. Named after the unmarried daughters of the Rieneck counts, who, according to legend, took this route to the former Cistercian monastery in Schönau in order to become nuns there.

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1. View of the Sinn River – Schönau Monastery Church loop from Gemünden (Main)

19.6km

05:34

400m

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2. Schönau Monastery Church – Scherenburg Castle loop from Rieneck

20.2km

05:43

410m

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

19.1km

05:39

530m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 470 m

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Friday 6 March

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Location: Gräfendorf, Main-Spessart, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Berg Schanz Trail Entrance (Birkenhainer Straße)

View of the Sinn River

Riverside Trail Along the Sinn

Sinngrund Valley

Trail to the Sinn River in Naturpark Spessart

Picnic Area at the Highest Point of the Nonnenpfad

1. View of the Sinn River – Schönau Monastery Church loop from Gemünden (Main)

2. Schönau Monastery Church – Scherenburg Castle loop from Rieneck

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

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