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Lower Saxony
East Frisia

Ihlower Forst Natural Forest – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Germany
Lower Saxony
East Frisia

Ihlower Forst Natural Forest – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Ihlower Forst Natural Forest – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

03:12

12.7km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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495 m

Ihlower Forst Natural Forest

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The Ihlow Forest is a mixed forest area covering approximately 350 hectares in the municipality of the same name in East Frisia. Today, it is primarily composed of beech, oak, …

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9.06 km

Stream in Ihlower Forest

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This looks more like drainage ditches to me.

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10.1 km

Speckmannsweg

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A tour through the forest is simply balm for the soul 🙂

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10.2 km

Outdoor Amphitheater

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An open-air service is usually held here at Pentecost.

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11.4 km

Monastery Ponds

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11.8 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.

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12.3 km

Land Art Installation 'Friesian Freedom' by Monika Kühling in Ihlower Forest

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In the Footsteps of Frisian Freedom
There, the artist Monika Kühling from Funnix has used ribbons, flags, banners, and cloths to manifest the fundamental law of Frisian Freedom, the so-called …

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Land Art Project Friesische Freiheit and Ihlow Monastery Site

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A journey into East Frisia's past begins with the entry into the Ihlow Forest.

There, the artist Monika Kühling from Funnix has used ribbons, flags, banners and cloths to manifest …

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12.7 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.14 km

4.17 km

2.37 km

Surfaces

7.91 km

3.35 km

1.30 km

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Saturday 4 July

19°C

13°C

43 %

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Comments

July 18, 2021,Von Parkplatz Klosterstätte durch Ihlower Forst zur Klosterstätte
This was a very nice tour, just as we like it, varied and no asphalt roads.

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April 21, 2025,Ostermontagsrunde kreuz und quer durch den Ihlower Forst
Since we were in the area today, we took advantage of the opportunity to hike, modeled on a tour by @NiNa. It crisscrossed the beautiful Ihlow Forest, stopping for tea at the monastery café. The delicious cakes are highly recommended. Unfortunately, it started to drizzle at that very moment, so we preferred to sit inside. Otherwise, there was no more …

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January 22, 2022,🚶‍♀️ IhlowerForstrunde 🌿🌲⛩🐕🐎
The monastery shop invites you to Easter impressions 🐰🌷😊

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September 29, 2024,🚶🏼‍♀️ Ihlowerwald ☀️🍃🍁⛩️
January 18, 2026,🚶🏼‍♀️ Raum der Spurensuche 🪾🌲⛩️ Klosterstätte Ihlow
November 3, 2022,Ihlower Wald und Klosterstätte/Ostfriesland
A beautiful and partly natural forest that can be explored on various marked circular hiking trails. It is one of the oldest forests in East Friesland. The focus is on the Ihlow monastery site, which offers a beautiful excursion destination with the monastery garden, bakery, the historic forester's house with café and monastery shop. The Cistercian monastery, destroyed in 1529, …

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August 4, 2021,Rund um den Forst beim Kloster Ihlow
A full parking lot at the starting point, so we expected a lot of activity in the forest. But it was quiet because we weren't on the main path but turned onto a narrow path right at the beginning. This rewarded us with a quiet and relaxing hike. The weather played along with the nicest day of the week, of …

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June 22, 2021,IHLOWERFEHN RUNDE 🙋🏼‍♀️🐶


Yesterday we had a cozy round with an extraordinary monastery in IHLOWERFEHN.
A forest with a lot of water and swamps, but something mystical about it.
A monastery as a lattice framework is also something different.
We really liked this round
🙋🏼‍♀️🐶🙋🏻‍♂️

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