Upstalsboom Monument – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Upstalsboom Monument – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Upstalsboom Monument – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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29.5km

50m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 14.5 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.20 km

Jade-Ems Canal at Westerende-Kirchloog

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From here the path always leads directly along the E-J-K in the direction of Wilhelmshaven, which is not always the case from here in the direction of Emden. If you cycle towards Emden, you have to leave the canal more often to get to Emden.

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12.6 km

Frisian Freedom Monument

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Upstalsboom - Frisian freedom
The Frisian freedom is still considered a special feature of East Friesland. In the Middle Ages, from the 11th to the 14th centuries, it was a unique form of society in contrast to the rest of feudal Europe. It stood for the federation of independent state communities on the Frisian coast. Their freely elected representatives usually met on the Tuesday after Pentecost, later Oll' Mai, on the Upstalsboom in Rahe near Aurich to ensure rights and freedom for all Frisians. The peculiarities of Frisian freedom: no military successes, right to property, political Participation and personal freedom.
INFO from: ostfriesischelandschaft.de/61.html

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12.6 km

Upstalsboom Monument

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The Upstalsboom is the medieval meeting place of the East Frisian tribes in the Aurich district Rahe. The site is a prehistoric burial mound. The urns found there are from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Envoys of the Frisians met until the 13th century as an expression of the "Frisian freedom" in this place to speak right and make decisions.

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14.5 km

Kukelorum Lock

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you can watch the locks well and in the inn there is something for hunger and thirst

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14.5 km

Rahe Lock

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Invites you to go on day trips to Emden. Seasonal !! Pedestrians and cyclists are welcome!

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20.2 km

Ems-Jade Canal Red Arch Bridge and Covered Rest Area

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Bridge over the Ems-Jade Canal. Here you can take a nice break with a larger group and everyone can sit.

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28.1 km

Ihlow Abbey Reconstruction

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The former Cistercian monastery "Schola Dei" was here virtually beaulich "sketched" to understand the dimensions! The monastery itself is freely accessible, if I remember rightly for a tower climb a small Obulus due

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28.2 km

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 length of 68 meters and a width of 35 meters, it was the largest church between Bremen and Groningen. On the site there is also a monastery café, which opened in April.

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29.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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