The Top 5 Caves around Philippsthal
Looking to visit a cave around Philippsthal on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Philippsthal’s 5
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: November 8, 2025
Erlebnisbergwerk Merkers Crystal Grotto
Highlight • Structure
The opening times for the underground tours are: April to October, Tues.-Sat. 9.30 am and 1.30 pm, Sun only 10.30 am.
Jan-Mar / Nov-December Tue-Sat 9.30 am and 1.30 pm, …
Jan-Mar / Nov-December Tue-Sat 9.30 am and 1.30 pm, …
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Hilmeser Loch Sinkhole
Highlight • Natural Monument
The Hilmeser Loch is a shaft cave created by landslides in the limestone on the Landecker Berg. The burglar funnel is secured with a wooden railing. The cave was created …
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Hilmeser Loch Natural Monument
Highlight • Natural Monument
The closed hole is the natural monument "Hilmeser Loch". The last depth measured in 2018 by the Cave Research Club Bad Hersfeld e.V. was about 20 m. Reports from the …
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Ransbacher Senke Cave
Highlight • Cave
The “Ransbacher Senke” rift cave is of regional importance as winter quarters for bats. In 2008, the State Association for Cave and Karst Research Hessen e. V. for example the Bechstein's bat and the great mouse-eared bat.
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Remains of a dripstone cave
Highlight • Cave
If the sign did not point to the remains of a stalactite cave, you would have no idea what you were looking at here... very inconspicuous
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