Cloister Garden – Monk's Spring loop from Franzburg

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Cloister Garden – Monk's Spring loop from Franzburg

Moderate

5.0

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Cloister Garden – Monk's Spring loop from Franzburg

02:30

9.63km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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47 m

Former Teacher Training College Franzburg

Highlight • Historical Site

The former teachers' college (also called Pädagogium) dates back to 1875. It later served as the Johannes Bugenhagen Gymnasium until 2008.

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461 m

Café Wiekhaus Franzburg

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pretty little cafe right in the center, open on weekends with good homemade cakes and delicious coffee. Bicycle parking spaces available directly at the cafe and at the monastery wall

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502 m

Cloister Garden

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The monastery garden is surrounded by walls and houses some herb beds and a young meadow orchard. There is also a café here.

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543 m

Franzburg Parish Church and Monastery Garden

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Franzburg is located on the southern shore of Lake Richtenberg, is one of the smallest towns in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the seat of the Office Franzburg-Richtenberg.
The parish church of …

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1.04 km

The spring owes its name to the monks of the former monastery. The water is supposed to be drinkable, but I haven't tried it 😉
The source is definitely worth seeing, as the frame is very nicely designed.

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3.12 km

Viewpoint Zum Utkiek

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The path to the viewpoint is difficult to find from the north, but it is worth the visit. Up here is a covered rest area and you can wonderfully observe the river valley.

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5.45 km

Barrow Graves Information Board

Highlight • Historical Site

There is said to be a burial mound at this point, but unfortunately it is probably not visible due to the high vegetation. The information board is nonetheless interesting and describes the location of other tombs in the area.

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9.04 km

View of the Monastery Church

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From the southern entrance to Mühlengrundpark you have a great view of the church.

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9.63 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.48 km

2.44 km

2.42 km

1.30 km

Surfaces

3.53 km

2.52 km

1.93 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

10°C

4°C

15 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

October 30, 2022,Franzburg: Hellberge - Schlosskirche - Mönchsquelle

Find the way! 🕵🏼‍♀️ Today's hike through the Franzburger Hellberge turned out to be very adventurous. The path was there, partly marked, partly signposted. But anyway: Find it! 😂 I then orientated myself on the "mown" meadow and on dented blades of grass. So I gradually found my way through this very beautiful and varied landscape 🌳
The Mönchsquelle is …

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November 21, 2021,Franzburg-Rundtour Naturschutzgebiet Hellberge und Naturlehrpfad

This tour gets full marks from me.
Franzburg, only 45 minutes from Greifswald.
The route was very relaxing and relaxing, no roads, only field and meadow paths.
On the nature trail you could see who is in charge there. The path was paved with droppings that came from wild rabbits.
And if you don't walk the route clockwise like I …

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May 6, 2025,Franzburger Hellberge

Today, on a recommendation, we went to the Hellberge Mountains near Franzburg.

The nature trail, through forests, drylands, and wet meadows, was very varied. The burial mounds are probably overgrown, or we didn't see them.

From the Mönchquelle spring, we went to the church, the monastery garden, and the market square.

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