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The Top 20 Caves in Lichtenfels

Looking to visit a cave in Lichtenfels on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Lichtenfels’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.

Last updated: November 10, 2025

Hohler Stein rock formation

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Very beautiful and extraordinary rock formation. Invites you to climb and / or linger. If you are interested in the history, you can read the signs directly, for example, at the parking lot.

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Querkeles Cave

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Tiny scramble down to the small cave with a collapsed ceiling. Beautiful play of light and shadow in the sun with a wonderful view.

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Bärental (Krassach Valley)

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The Bärental near Wunkendorf is a quiet, shady and idyllic valley through which the Krassach flows. There are beautiful, large climbing rocks everywhere, for example the “Juraturm” or the “Geierstein”. …

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Countesses' Cave

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The cave is listed under C155a list of caves in the Franconian Alb.

The cave is about 30 meters north of the trail and about 10 meters higher. It is …

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Querkelesloch

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More interesting than the column cave C 44 itself is the tree whose roots cover the cave entrance. The trunk first grows downwards and then turns 180 degrees upwards. According …

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Mariengrotto with bench

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Fantastically located and always worth a visit

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Fuchsloch Cave Entrance

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The "Fuchsenloch" whose wild-romantic environment is characterized by a small gorge, which was once a former quarry. Striking is the barred bricked entrance of a cellar, which the brewery Elflein …

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Eselsloch Cave

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The "Eselsloch" (Donkey Hole) has been included in the list of caves in the Franconian Alb. It is about 10 meters deep.

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St. Michael's Cave

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A little experience for young and old

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Wolfstein Cave and Rock Formations

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The paths between Kleinziegenfeld, Weihermühle and Schemmendorf are particularly beautiful. The path from Weihermühle to Weiden goes through a gorge with large rocks.
The rest of the tour leads along normal dirt roads.

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The Top 20 Caves in Lichtenfels

Hohler Stein rock formation

Querkeles Cave

Bärental (Krassach Valley)

Countesses' Cave

Querkelesloch

Mariengrotto with bench

Fuchsloch Cave Entrance

Eselsloch Cave

St. Michael's Cave

Wolfstein Cave and Rock Formations

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