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Leer

Hesel

Spot at Silbersee – Ruins of Barthe Monastery loop from Samtgemeinde Hesel

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East Frisia

Leer

Hesel

Spot at Silbersee – Ruins of Barthe Monastery loop from Samtgemeinde Hesel

Easy

4.7

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Spot at Silbersee – Ruins of Barthe Monastery loop from Samtgemeinde Hesel

00:43

2.86km

10m

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: June 22, 2026

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Parking

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36 m

Silbersee Heseler Forest

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The Silver Lake in the Heseler forest can be walked around.
It is not far from the road and is ideal for a little break.
Whether on a bike tour …

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Walk in the Heseler forest
Heseler Wald is the name of a nature reserve in the Lower Saxony municipality of Hesel in the district of Leer. The nature reserve is named after the forest of the same name.

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205 m

Siber Lake

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The lake is not very big. It had very little water and therefore looked more like a small pool.

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343 m

Signpost to the deserted settlement (Kl. Barthe) and Hesel

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The monastery that existed in the Heseler forest until the 17th century.
The area of this monastery "Barthe" is located northeast, about 2.5 kilometers from the town center of Hesel, in the state forest "Kloster Barthe".

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492 m

Woodland Stick Circle

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497 m

Witches' Circle

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Best during the first blood moon

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672 m

Ruins of Barthe Monastery

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A former monastery in the middle of the forest. The Barthe nunnery once stood here. The walls are modeled with hedges. Panels refer to the individual buildings and history.

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756 m

Barthe Abbey — Nunnenberg Ruins

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Barthe Monastery was a Premonstratensian monastery near Hesel in East Frisia, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was built between 1170 and 1184 as a nunnery and was the order's first …

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2.86 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.18 km

671 m

Surfaces

1.99 km

558 m

303 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

21°C

12°C

25 %

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Spot at Silbersee – Ruins of Barthe Monastery loop from Samtgemeinde Hesel

Silbersee Heseler Forest