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Linkenbold Cave

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Linkenbold Cave

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Linkenbold Cave

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Please check local regulations for: Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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

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1. Fräuleinsbuche Memorial – Linkenbold Cave loop from Tailfingen

7.88km

02:08

110m

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

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2. Linkenbold Cave – Fräuleinsbuche Memorial loop from Onstmettingen

4.17km

01:07

40m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Linkenbold Cave – Fräuleinsbuche Memorial loop from Hermannsdorf

9.09km

02:25

90m

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

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Roman Domhardt + ⚰️Zera😢vom Laucherttal

November 30, 2016

It is a locked cave

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AnjaMeise

May 24, 2020

The Linkenboldshöhle is an approx. 140 m long stalactite cave, it is only open two days a year, on Ascension Day and on the day of the open monument.
Tours outside of these days are possible on request from the Swabian Albverein, Onstmettingen local group.
Legend has it that haunted the Linkenbolder cave - one of the largest intact cave in the cave, the Linkenbolderer, was named after him.

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🦣 𝕸𝖆𝖒𝖒𝖚𝖙 𝕱𝖗𝖆𝖓𝖐 🏒🥅👨🏼‍🚒🚒

May 7, 2022

The Linkenbolds Cave is 906 m above sea level. NN under a knoll just below the Alb plateau in the White Jura ε near the European watershed. The cave has a constant gradient of 1°50' in the southwest-northeast direction, the difference in height is only 4 meters. The main course is quite narrow in some places, but still easy to navigate. The area of the entrance grotto below the natural shaft hole is filled with collapse areas. From the entrance grotto, an approximately 27 meter long passage turns right to the north and leads steeply down into the so-called cellar. This part of the cave has nothing worth seeing. In the entrance grotto, the main corridor leads to the left in a south-westerly direction. B. The cave spirit in the upper right corner. In the second hall you will find the waterfall, which was originally made of white limestone and is slightly sooty. At the next sharp left turn is the large organ with many cavities. In the third hall there is a shaft upwards and at a narrow point a mighty stalactite that has remained intact, the Linkenbolderer (also known as the wedding cake), named after the earth spirit "Linkenbold". After a corridor about 1.4 meters high, you reach the fourth and largest hall, the Kronprinz Wilhelm Halle. The vertical column is given as 14 meters high. From here you can almost only go on in a bent position and shortly before the end of the cave you reach the oven in a small grotto, a particularly beautiful sinter shape. The cave is a winter habitat for bats and is therefore closed from October 1st to April 30th. Guided tours are offered on Ascension Day and in September on Open Monument Day or by prior arrangement.

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

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Linkenbold Cave

1. Fräuleinsbuche Memorial – Linkenbold Cave loop from Tailfingen

2. Linkenbold Cave – Fräuleinsbuche Memorial loop from Onstmettingen

3. Linkenbold Cave – Fräuleinsbuche Memorial loop from Hermannsdorf

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