The Top 20 Caves in the Ore Mountains
Looking to visit a cave in the Ore Mountains on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Ore Mountains’s 20
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
Last updated: September 30, 2025
Karl Stülpner (1762 to 1841), poacher, game shooter and Erzgebirge folk hero, who had his problems with the authorities but probably liked to help farmers and the poor, is said …
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The Jungfernloch is actually an artificial cave, the pond next to it was created after 1990.
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The Prinznhöhle is not of natural origin, but a medieval mine tunnel. It is accessible and 18m long. Right next door is the forester's lodge to the Prince's Cave where you can feast delicious.
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Clearly and especially for children to see / understand what mining or mining means 🙂
The mining trail is really great and definitely a trip.
The mining trail is really great and definitely a trip.
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Near the mouth of the mine there is a tunnel in which quartzite was mined. This rock was used in the Meissen porcelain factory to make glaze.
Above the mouth …
Above the mouth …
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Not far from Kreischa you can find these caves, also called soldiers' caves. Particularly recommended for the youngsters to experience a little adventure with a lamp. In the summer months it can happen that a bat finds it.
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The “eye of the needle” was once the narrowest point in the Rabenauer Grund. The valley behind was once only accessible via this short mountain tunnel.
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There is a hollow in the massif of the griffin stones. It is known as a money cellar.
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On the right side of the Röschenmundloch there is a small cave that was created by quartzite mining. Apparently, opportunity not only makes thieves but also miners, because this cave …
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The locals also call the rock gate on the Ochsenkopf "Ochseaugen". If you come from below, it looks very much like that.
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