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: March 4, 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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3.46 km

Forest path off the main trails

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... where it is most beautiful and deserted 🌾🦆🐦

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7.61 km

Giant Uprooted Tree

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Natural art in perfection

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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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12.3 km

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

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.14 km

4.17 km

2.37 km

Surfaces

7.91 km

3.35 km

1.30 km

119 m

Elevation

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Ihlower Forst Natural Forest – Ihlow Monastery Site loop from Ihlowerfehn

Ihlower Forst Natural Forest

Forest path off the main trails

Giant Uprooted Tree

Outdoor Amphitheater

Monastery Ponds

Ihlow Monastery Site

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

Land Art Project Friesische Freiheit and Ihlow Monastery Site

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