Ihlow Abbey Reconstruction – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Timmel

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Ihlow Abbey Reconstruction – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Timmel

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Ihlow Abbey Reconstruction – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Timmel

01:34

25.7km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 2.97 km for 14 m

After 21.5 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.91 km

Windmill and Canal Lock in Westgroßefehn

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A great destination

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9.28 km

Ihlow Abbey Reconstruction

Highlight • Historical Site

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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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.

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9.50 km

Frisian Freedom Art Installation Near Ihlow Abbey

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Great installation on Frisian Freedom near the historic Ihlow monastery.

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11.5 km

Ihler Sea

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A great destination

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14.5 km

Am Krummen Tief

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21.5 km

Großefehnkanal

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Nice to see the canals

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21.7 km

West-Grossefehn Drawbridge on the Grossefehn Canal

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The core of the village "West-Großefehn" is still the central canal with bascule bridges. The two-story gallery Dutch windmill built towards the end of the 19th century also characterizes the townscape. A walk is worthwhile here.

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25.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

6.36 km

3.75 km

3.26 km

256 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

4.47 km

1.94 km

1.87 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 11 November

7°C

1°C

28 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

July 30, 2024,Kloster Ihlow Runde

I took advantage of the morning chill to drive to the Ihlow monastery. You can't climb the tower until 2 p.m., but it's just too warm at that time today. The place is a bit mystical. It's amazing how many monasteries there used to be in East Frisia.
The route there was peppered with wide views. Long stretches led along …

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