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Etzelwang

The Top 20 Caves around Etzelwang

Looking to visit a cave around Etzelwang on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Etzelwang’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 12, 2025

View of Happurger See from Hohler Fels

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The Houbirg is a mountain near Happurg in Middle Franconia with an abandoned Celtic oppidum of the same name. Remains of the walls, some of which are still ten meters …

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View of Hohler Fels and the Happurg Reservoir

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This spacious cave, about 20 meters long, five meters high and up to ten meters wide, is located in the hollow rock above Happurg. It forms one of the foothills …

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Vogelherd Grotto

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The Vogelherdgrotte is an impressive karst cave near Krottensee. It consists of Franconian dolomite (Malm). The cave experiences heavy recreational use.

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Peter's Cave

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The Peter's Cave is at ground level and easily accessible. A flashlight is advisable. It is 70 metres long in total and consists of a branching system of floors and interconnected halls.

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Mystery Grotto

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In winter, beautiful ice formations can be admired here, also inside. The strange name of the cave can be traced back to a legend. There is an information board in front of the entrance.

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Ankatal Gorge

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A natural and wildly romantic section. almost like from another world. Steep cliffs, moss-covered rocks and ivy curtains together with the "jungle" create a beautiful and rare piece of nature.

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Andreaskirche Cave

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Beautiful and quiet place, great for a rest and/or as a highlight for children. A flashlight is not absolutely necessary. But be careful: the upper corridor ends directly in the upper part of the dome!

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Prellstein

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From the hiking car park in Hirschbach (near Gasthof Goldener Hirsch) back to the village square. Over the brook and between the houses up to the edge of the …

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Maximilian's Grotto

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A tour of the largest stalactite cave in Germany is an experience. A stalactite six meters in diameter is the Hammer. A Bavarian king wanted to extract gold from the …

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Bärenhöhle (Bear Cave)

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The Bear Cave is the exit after taking a tour of the Maximilian Grotto. You can also climb down the stairs into the bear cave, but these end at an iron door.

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Geiskirche Cave

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The mighty rock hall of the Geiskirche, open on two sides, with the massive rock pillar is located on hiking trail 3 to the Easter cave. The dimensions of this …

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