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Himmelpfort Monastery Ruins – Himmelpfort loop from Himmelpfort

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Brandenburg
Ruppiner Lakeland
Oberhavel
Fürstenberg/Havel

Himmelpfort Monastery Ruins – Himmelpfort loop from Himmelpfort

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Himmelpfort Monastery Ruins – Himmelpfort loop from Himmelpfort

01:01

14.2km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 8, 2026

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185 m

Monastery church with ruins in Himmelpfort

Highlight • Religious Site

The so-called brewery (Lage) is a building from the late 14th century with a simple, well-structured blind gable. Red brick, like the monastery church, was used as the building material. …

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255 m

Himmelpfort Monastery Ruins

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This is where Himmelpfort got its name from. In the 13th century, the Cistercian monastery "Coeli Porta" (Heaven's Gate) was founded by Margrave Albrecht. Although the centuries have not been …

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300 m

Brauhaus Himmelpfort

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The so-called brewery (location) is a building from the late 14th century with a simple, well-structured blind gable.
As with the monastery church, red brick was used as the building …

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341 m

Himmelpfort Christmas Post Office

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It started sometime after the mid-1980s: letters addressed to Santa Claus began to arrive in Himmelpfort. What to do? It has started sending replies. And today more than 250,000 letters …

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490 m

Santa Claus statue in Himmelpfort

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Of course, Santa Claus should not be missing for a Christmas post office

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684 m

Himmelpfort

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Here you can give Santa Claus your wish list.
Good food in the cafe

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12.8 km

View of Moderfitzsee

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Driving along here is always a special experience. No wonder the ancient monks called this natural setting the gateway to heaven.

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13.4 km

Lake Moderfitz

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Very nice small shoreline on Moderfitzsee. Ideal for a picnic.

The lake was first mentioned in a document in 1299 (stagnum Westwitz). In addition to 38 other named lakes, it was part of the original equipment of the Himmelpfort monastery.

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.68 km

4.14 km

1.93 km

378 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.61 km

4.41 km

2.53 km

1.51 km

152 m

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Sunday 12 July

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