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The Top 20 Caves in the Waldviertel

Looking to visit a cave in the Waldviertel on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Waldviertel’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: October 1, 2025

Gudenus Cave

Was definitely a highlight of our tour from Albrechtsberg to Weissenkirchen!

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I couldn't understand why it's called Fleischbank, but it's a very interesting rock formation to look at. It is only a very short detour from the main route.

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A 30-meter-wide and eight-meter-high rock roof: The protected site was visited by ice age hunters. Stone devices of the Neanderthals from the Middle Paleolithic and from the end of the …

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The so-called Grasel cave was originally probably a Erdstall and was used with the advent of the pilgrimage Maria Dreieichen in the Baroque period by a hermit as a shelter. …

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A very interesting granite rock formation. Several small caves were made accessible by ladders and the like. Definitely worth a detour on a MTB circuit!

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Really worthwhile hiking trail to the Lohnbach Falls, I think it's a place of power.

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The stone cave on the way to the Himmelsleiter is the first project of the Schremser Naturparkverein chairman Martin Speychal. In keeping with the region, it is made of solid …

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The Haidl cellar in Thaya is of considerable size (around 30 meters long), which raises the question of the former purpose of this cellar. Because of the cool and, above …

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The path leads through a jungle-like area into the wild and romantic Dachsengraben to the bottom of the ditch. According to legend, the notorious robber chief Grasel lived in a …

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You can reach the Schusterlucke via a steep, high ladder. Prehistoric tools and animal bones were once found here.

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