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Rastede Castle – Ellern Pond loop from Rastede

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Rastede

Rastede Castle – Ellern Pond loop from Rastede

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350

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Rastede Castle – Ellern Pond loop from Rastede

01:38

6.32km

30m

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: July 6, 2026

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Parking

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550 m

Sculptures at Rastede Racecourse

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The Rasteder Zugpferde is a sculpture by the artists Hermine Meier and Erwin Rodenberg. Erected in 2005 and restored in 2021.

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959 m

Palace Garden

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Palace garden with beautiful old trees

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1.11 km

Rastede Castle

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The castle was formerly the residence of the Counts and Grand Dukes of the House of Oldenburg. Even today, the castle is still family-owned and therefore not open to the …

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1.63 km

Stele in the palace park

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In this quiet corner of the palace park you can take a break on one of the benches.

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1.77 km

Crayfish Pond in Rastede Castle Park

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In addition to the Elernteich there are other ponds in the castle park. This pond is one of them. It's small but has its own charm. 😁

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4.46 km

Wolf Gorge

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I think it's great up and down like on the roller coaster.🙂 That's what makes this path interesting. 👍

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4.84 km

Ellern Pond

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A beautiful pond in the middle of the castle park. There are many options for walking here. The children can play well on the small mountain next to the pond. The tournament area is next to the pond.

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5.65 km

St. Ulrich's Church

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The present form of the church essentially goes back to the 15th century. Only the crypt, the fieldstone masonry of the western tower base and parts of the western wall …

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6.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.35 km

671 m

263 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

392 m

121 m

103 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 1 August

25°C

9°C

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Comments

April 15, 2022,🥾 🐚Muschel meets forest#Schlosspark Rastede🏰

Good morning,

Good Friday is one of the days predestined for excursions. So today we went to the Rasteder Schlosspark. A goal that has been waiting for realization on my list for a long time...;-) I knew that it was simply beautiful, but the size of 330 hectares exceeded my imagination by far. We parked near the cemetery, where the …

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Rastede Castle – Ellern Pond loop from Rastede

Sculptures at Rastede Racecourse

Palace Garden

Rastede Castle

Stele in the palace park

Crayfish Pond in Rastede Castle Park

Wolf Gorge

Ellern Pond

St. Ulrich's Church

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