The seventh stage of the Ries Panorama Trail leads along the monastery wall and into the woods. Past an agricultural clearing with a view of the monastery church, the trail continues mainly through the forest in the direction of Eisbrunn.You can admire numerous exotic tree species in the nearby forest garden. Over forest paths, you reach the Bock heath hill; from the “summit cross” are excellent views over the Ries and all the way to Donauwörth. On the scenic descent, you pass the station of Pluto of the Planetary Trail and then walk by hedges to the lower parking lot in Harburg, completing the last stage of the Ries Panorama Trail.
Mönchsdeggingen and the monastery on the southern crater rim:
With its scenic and species-rich heaths on the Kühstein and Buchberg hills, Mönchsdeggingen is a jewel along the southern crater rim with its unique geology. The first monastery in the Ries stood here in the 10th century. Today’s buildings are from the 18th century.