Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Caves

Tübingen District

Heidenstein Cave

Caves

Tübingen District

Heidenstein Cave

Highlight • Cave

Heidenstein Cave

Recommended by 446 hikers out of 462

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Geopark Schwäbische Alb

Save

Location: Albstadt, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Heidenstein Cave

4.8

(404)

1,653

hikers

1. Traufgang: Ochsenbergtour in Albstadt

10.2km

02:56

220m

230m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.8

(415)

1,723

hikers

2. Ochsenbergtour Traufgang – View of Albstadt loop from Lautlingen

11.3km

03:22

330m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.9

(20)

hikers

3. Heidenstein Cave – Heidenstein Cave loop from Ebingen

5.45km

01:39

170m

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

Tips

haertera

September 22, 2020

A typical Jura cave, which has been proven to have been inhabited by Paleolithic people in the last Ice Age. The 40 meter long cave is freely accessible and can be explored with a flashlight.

Translated by Google •

Heinz

December 18, 2018

The Heidenstein cave is located on the eaves of the Ochenberg tour and on the MTB tour Apollo Sportrunde, near the Klarafels viewpoint and is evidence of different geological ages.
After uplift and karstification of the Jura layers, the remains of the once extensive floor clay layer were deposited in sinkholes, rock crevices and caves. This is also the case in the Heidenstein Cave, a very rich site that has been exploited since 1834 at the latest. While mining the bean ore, the workers came across the remains of a species-rich animal world of the Young Tertiary and also geologically more recent animal finds. The Heidenstein Cave is also one of only five sites where the remains of great apes have been found in Germany. The discovery of two flint blades from an excavation at the University of Tübingen in 1909 shows that hunters from the Paleolithic period visited the cave, at least temporarily. If you are interested in a cave tour with the ArGe Höhle und Karst association, call: 07431/71383 You can find more information here: albstadt-tourismus.de/Media/Ausflugsziel/Heidensteinhoehle-Albstadt- Ebingen

Translated by Google •

Rudolf⛰️🦅

October 3, 2022

It's a matter of ducking your head here.

Translated by Google •

Details

Informations

Elevation 930 m

Weather

Tuesday 9 December

9°C

2°C

15 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Albstadt, Zollernalbkreis, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Ochsenbergtour Traufgang

Traufgängerle Hexenküche

Schleicherhütte Pavilion and View of Albstadt-Ebingen

Juniper Heath on the Ochsenberg Trail

Schlossfelsen Downhill Trail

Kreuzbühl

Couragefels Rock Formation

Sheep Pasture in the Juniper Heath, Swabian Jura

Rest Area on the Juniper Heath

Wacholderheide Swabian Jura

Rock Formations in Geopark Schwäbische Alb

View of Rossental

Heidenstein Cave

1. Traufgang: Ochsenbergtour in Albstadt

2. Ochsenbergtour Traufgang – View of Albstadt loop from Lautlingen

3. Heidenstein Cave – Heidenstein Cave loop from Ebingen

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️