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Dragon Cave at Rimberg

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Gießen District

Dragon Cave at Rimberg

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Dragon Cave at Rimberg

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Koppe Observation Tower – Rimberg Tower loop from Bad Laasphe-Niederlaasphe

105km

09:23

2,060m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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2. Rimberg Tower – Wichtelhäuser Rock Formation loop from Sterzhausen

43.7km

04:09

990m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Rimberg Tower – Lahn Weir at Kernbach loop from Marburg (Lahn)

47.8km

03:55

890m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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𝑫𝒋𝒆 𝑵𝒚𝒊𝒎𝒂 🌞🌿💙

January 11, 2022

There are a few secrets about the Drachenhöhle and Lindwurmhöhle on the Rimberg.
The cave is located on the steep eastern slope, 200 m below the Rimberg tower in Lahntal.
The cave leads about 15 meters into the mountain. After a narrow passage it ends in a small cauldron.

According to legend, Siegfried (also called Sigurd in Nordic legends) is said to have killed the dragon Fafnir here in the Gnitalheide.
Nothing can be seen of the former "Gnitaheide" heathland near Caldern. Only the hall name "Heide" still reminds of the legend of Siegfried, the dragon slayer.
The Marburg painter Otto Ubbelohde illustrated the saga of Siegfried and the killing of the dragon, which was adopted in the German heroic sagas, several times with drawings.

The fact is, this is an old iron ore mine from the Middle Ages.
This was determined years ago by radioactive age determination of the calcium deposits inside the cave. This investigation made it possible to scientifically date an ore tunnel in a wide area for the first time.

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Dieter

November 5, 2018

One should take the path from below. From the top it is very steep.

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Bio Björn 🖤🤍♥️

April 25, 2021

Coming from below makes sense, from above is almost like a suicide mission. At the end there is a hole in the rock. Hmmmmm

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Dragon Cave at Rimberg

1. Koppe Observation Tower – Rimberg Tower loop from Bad Laasphe-Niederlaasphe

2. Rimberg Tower – Wichtelhäuser Rock Formation loop from Sterzhausen

3. Rimberg Tower – Lahn Weir at Kernbach loop from Marburg (Lahn)

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