Mariental Monastery – Mariental monastery church loop from Mariental (gemeindefreies Gebiet)

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Helmstedt

Grasleben

Mariental Monastery – Mariental monastery church loop from Mariental (gemeindefreies Gebiet)

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Mariental Monastery – Mariental monastery church loop from Mariental (gemeindefreies Gebiet)

02:42

10.1km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

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Naturpark Elm-Lappwald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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640 m

Viewpoint

1.33 km

Old Border Between Brunswick and Prussia

Highlight • Historical Site

Very steep paths, but worth it.

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3.84 km

Forest Path in Naturpark Elm-Lappwald

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This is a very nice way from the village to the Lappwald. In summer the path is almost completely overgrown like a leaf tunnel.

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4.29 km

View of Mariental Monastery

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Goal is in sight

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5.32 km

Geopark Information Panel: Life on the Monastery Wall

Highlight • Monument

5.75 km

Mariental Monastery

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Have visited it before! Very informative beautiful building! Very old and very interesting! It is advisable to take a look at a monastery!

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5.82 km

Stamp box Naturpark Elm-Lappwald

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The stamp box is well covered

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6.12 km

Mariental monastery church

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The old walls are beautiful 🤩 !! Highly recommended ! Old building old village in winter also very nice to admire

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10.1 km

Grasleben Salt Mining Heritage

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Grasleben is characterized by salt mining. The salt is mined “underground” in mining ⛏. There are several relics from the salt mine in the village: mine cart / rope shingle.

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.70 km

2.16 km

1.03 km

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.86 km

3.01 km

1.72 km

1.11 km

288 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

7°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

April 27, 2024,Wanderung Kloster und Wald 🌳🕍

Good things are so close...😉in this case it is the Lappwald 🌳. We start our hike at the Cistercian monastery in Mariental, founded in 1136. An absolute highlight in the region. The monastery is wonderfully preserved and the exhibition in the museum is very interesting 👍. After the visit, our path leads through a rural village, past meadows and fields …

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July 7, 2025,20 / Naturpark 🌧☂️ Elm-Lappwald - Grasleben-Mariental-Rundweg

I already knew from the moment I looked at the weather forecast that I wouldn't get home dry 🌧 today.

Still, I had to get out and get some exercise 🚶. So I headed to the Lapp Forest around Mariental near Helmstedt. I particularly liked the Cistercian monastery, where it was so wonderfully quiet and deserted. It was probably because …

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December 11, 2021,Lappwald RW10 (Grasleben-Mariental-Rundweg)

Today we hiked this circular route, which shares many sections with circular route # 12, on paths and trails that are already known to us.
Fully signposted, this round only requires a bit of stamina on the Hungerberg in order to master a short but crisp ascent here. Unfortunately, on the almost 12km long route, there is only a bench …

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February 21, 2025,ELM-LAPPWALD - Wanderung - RW10 Grasleben-Mariental-Rundweg

I collected the following stamp from the Elm-Lappwald Nature Park today:
20 Cistercian Monastery Mariental

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August 31, 2021,Lappwald RW11 (Mariental-Rundweg)

The first half from the Mariental Abbey to the Mariental-Horst waterworks runs rather monotonously on asphalt paths or leads through the residential area in Mariental past the large bakery. The first part of the route is therefore not very pleasant to walk and is more suitable for cycling.

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