Schöntal Monastery Pharmacy – Schöntal Abbey loop from Möckmühl

Schöntal Monastery Pharmacy – Schöntal Abbey loop from Möckmühl

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Schöntal Monastery Pharmacy – Schöntal Abbey loop from Möckmühl

02:33

56.3km

550m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.4 km for 199 m

After 36.8 km for 64 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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719 m

Möckmühl Old Town and Castle Tower

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beautiful old town. The castle is private and can only be visited from the outside.

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10.2 km

Natursee Henkersbrunnensee

Lake

11.5 km

Waterfall on the Kessach in Unterkessach

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Nice location for a break on the Kessach
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28.2 km

Schloss Aschhausen and Mensch und Natur Nature Trail

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As you drive through the Erlenbach Valley, you have a good view of the castle, so stopping is not necessary.

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36.0 km

Hotel Restaurant Zur Post

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Opposite the Schöntal Monastery

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36.0 km

Founded as a Cistercian abbey by Maulbronn monks in the picturesque Jagst valley in 1157, the monastery has developed into a powerful and flourishing monastery complex over the centuries. Schöntal Monastery impresses today with its monumental appearance and the variety of buildings from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. The monastery owes its imposing baroque appearance above all to Abbot Benedikt Knittel (1650-1732). The new abbey, the convent and the monastery church, as well as the holy grave chapel on the Kreuzberg were created during his tenure from 1683.

Even today, the fine, detailed elaborations and the loving stucco ceilings bear witness to great craftsmanship. Abbot Knittel's inscriptions in the form of chronograms or poems are a literary specialty of Schöntal.

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36.8 km

Schöntal Abbey

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A very beautiful and spacious monastery complex with the church as its highlight. The buildings outside the monastery walls are also mostly former farm buildings and worth seeing. The monastery café with its garden terrace invites you to take a short break.

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37.0 km

Former Schöntal railway station

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Schöntal station consisted of the main track and a siding. Originally, the goods shed was also connected to a dead-end track. A small coal bunker and a water crane were built in Schöntal in the 1980s for the museum operation.

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41.7 km

Aimert

Forest

42.7 km

Jagst Cycle Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Always along the Jagst: Through the forest on roads closed to traffic, it goes from Mockmühl to Jagsthausen. There are almost no cars, but some recreational cyclists. However, the paths are wide enough that you usually do not get in the way.

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