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Europe-wide route network<\/h3><\/h2><\/div>
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Founded shortly before 1100, the Cistercian order quickly spread throughout Europe with a network of mother and daughter monasteries<\/b>. A dense network of paths<\/strong>, which was oriented towards the original monastery<\/strong> in C\u00eeteaux<\/strong> in French Burgundy, connected the abbeys with each other. <\/p>\n

Cistercian monks traveled<\/b> a lot. Once a year, all abbots met at the mother monastery of C\u00eeteaux in Burgundy, France, for the general chapter<\/strong>. There were also regular visits between the mother and daughter monasteries, known as visitations. visitations<\/em><\/strong>during which the abbots of the mother monasteries or their representatives visited their \u201cdaughters\u201d(filiations<\/em>). Granges, town courts and official residences also had to be visited regularly. This travel activity played a central role in the organization of<\/strong> the order and the transfer of knowledge<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Map: Across Europe – a dense network of paths connected the Burgundian mother monasteries with all their daughters.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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On the trail of the monks<\/h3><\/h2><\/div>
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Discover the approximately 6,400 km long \u201cCistercian Way\u201d cultural hiking trail<\/strong>. This connects monasteries, landscapes and people in six countries. <\/p>\n

In addition to the long-distance hiking routes, there are also other local hiking and themed trails of varying lengths at the 17 monasteries in the Cisterscapes network. All trails are wonderfully walkable! <\/p>\n

You can find the tours on our outdooractive map<\/strong><\/a> below.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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View from the panorama trail into the middle Ebrachtal \u00a9 Thomas B\u00fcttner<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Cistercian Way<\/h1><\/h2><\/div>
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The Cistercian Way<\/strong> is currently a 6,400 km long cultural hiking trail<\/strong> that runs through six European countries and primarily connects the 17 monastery landscapes of the Cisterscapes network via three lines (Central Line, North Line and South Line). The conception and planned continuation of the trail is a central measure of the Cisterscapes project. Planning by the Hans-Georg Sievers hiking office began in 2020 and the trail itself was opened in 2022 at a central event in the district of Bamberg. Further sections of the trail were published until 2024. In addition to the project partners, numerous hiking and tourism associations were also involved in the design. <\/p>\n

The \u201cCistercian Way\u201d long-distance hiking trail runs along existing, already marked hiking trails<\/strong> and can be accessed along the entire route via the outdooractive app. The special symbol \u201cmarker change\u201d helps you find your way around.
\nWe recommend installing the free outdooractive app (see www.outdooractive.com)<\/a>; please use the \u201cLong-distance hiking trails\u201d filter in the tour search. <\/p>\n

You can find further route planning options in our download area:<\/b><\/a>
\n– gpx data<\/b> of the main routes
\n– Hiking maps<\/b> with detours as PDF<\/p>\n

Our sections with all detours, shortcuts and interesting
\nintermediate destinations are also available at www.outdooractive.com<\/b> (please use the \u201cLong-distance hiking trails\u201d filter in the tour search). We recommend installing the free Outdooractive app. <\/p>\n

You can download our hiking trail flyer here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>

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Bavarian section<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Cisterscapes on Geoways:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>